Silver Book Fact
Chronically ill patients receive only about 55% of all clinically recommended care.
McGlynn E, Asch S, Adams J, Keesey J, et al. The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States. NEJM. 2003; 348: 2635-45. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa022615