Health Impact Bonds: Will Investors Pay for Intervention?

The article presents information on social impact bonds (SIBs), that will support efforts to reduce emergency department visits and hospital stays related to asthma in Fresno, California. As part of a pilot program, 200 local children with asthma will begin preventive care early in 2013; and the researchers will match each child's diagnosis and treatment costs, and provide them with an idea of savings that could come from preventive care.