Cost Implications of changing cochlear implant candidacy criteria
When discussing expanding the candidacy criteria for any technology, it is vital to consider the financial implications to society and not simply those that fall on any one budget holder. Only by so doing can we avoid the potentially false economies that undue focus on one budget might give rise to. It is in part for this reason that economists examine changes in the economic burden of a condition associated with expanded candidacy rather than simply the impact on a particular budget.
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