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1. VA found less testing for vitamin D resulted in increased health costs – Jan 2012
2. HMO and others who can profit from Vitamin D
3. Giving free vitamin D to every Iranian would pay for itself by just reducing CVD – Oct 2021
4. Many large companies are trying to reduce health problems and costs (Vitamin D can help)
5. A Health Insurance company is giving free Vitamin D to members who are deficient – Aug 2018
6. Dutch Vitamin D cost-effectivity Calculations (they prescribe 100,000 IU for Multiple Sclerosis) – Jan 2022
7. Curing patients is not a sustainable business model – Goldman Sachs – April 2018
8. Off topic – More money to be made in TREATING cancer than PREVENTING it – NYT Dec 2015
9. Vitamin D and Iodine are similar, and both are deficient and important to health
10. Omega-3 supplementation during pregnancy reduce early preterm births (save 1500 USD per child) – Aug 2016
11. Preterm birth cost for employers approximately 50,000 dollars – Oct 2017
12. Breast Cancer prevention with vitamin D might reduce mammogram expenses by 10X – Aug 2022
13. 1 in 4 medical schools have a nutrition course and nutrition counseling is rarely reimbursed, – JAMA Sept 2017
14. 10 fewer days of ICU Mechanical Ventilation 300,000 IU injection of vitamin D – RCT March 2019
15. 15 minutes of education improved vitamin D compliance – Mar 2012
16. 18 fewer hospital days if given 500,000 IU of vitamin D while ventilated in ICU – RCT June 2016
17. 28 pct of dark skinned people in UK not heard of vitamin D and 54 pct not know symptoms – Jan 2012
18. 4,200,000,000,000 dollars for wellness – Oct 2018
19. 540000 IU before ICU raised vitamin D by 25 ng in 2 days – March 2011
20. A smoker costs a company 5816 dollars every year – Aug 2013
21. A US hospital director is now 30 X less likely to have medical training than 30 years ago – Oct 2017
22. Adding Iodine to salt added 11 percent to goiter states income (how much might vitamin D add) – July 2018
23. Adults only need 400-800 IU of vitamin D - Group Health HMO July 2014
24. Aetna and Walgreens and United Way Continue Vitamin D Giveaways – May 2010
25. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (might Vitamin D be worth several pounds)
26. Biology of Vitamin D – 30ng min., 50ng preferred, 1000X lower cost than health problem – Feb 2019
27. Black veterans have worse health and low vitamin D, yet are not tested as much – June 2011
28. BUPA is an HMO in the UK which can benefit from vitamin D
29. Can Vitamin D be a Cure to Health Care Sustainability (question mark) – symposium May 2014
30. Children stayed in ICU 3.5 days longer if low vitamin D – Dec 2015
31. Coloradans paid by Kaiser to lose weight – Dec 2011
32. Companies and individuals will benefit from more vitamin D
33. Concierge medicine would benefit from healthier patients (vitamin D)
34. Cost of US health exceeds the cost of food
35. Costs of Pregnancy much reduced by Vitamin D
36. Deployment of Preventive Interventions have been proven many times, but rarely implemented – May 2018
37. Diabetes Prevention Program funded by many (Vitamin D would be much better) – Aug 2018

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