Orme-Johnson & Herron, 1997
Orme-Johnson, D. W.; and Herron, R. E. An innovative approach to reducing medical care utilization and expenditures. The American Journal of Managed Care 3: 135–144, 1997.
This study of insurance data indicated that individuals participating in the Transcendental Meditation program, and also in many cases other approaches of Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health, showed substantially lower medical utilization and medical expenditure rates for all age groups and disease categories, in comparison to norms and matched controls.
- Year
- 1997
- Journal
- American Journal of Managed Care
- Publication type
- Journal
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 7, pp. 4743–4752
- Section
- Health
Findings (4)
Health Care Utilization
Fewer Hospital Patient Days than Norms
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Fewer Outpatient Visits than Norms
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Lower Total Medical Expenses than Norms
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Lower Hospital Admission Rates Across Disease Category Compared to Norms and to Controls
Transcendental Meditation · Cross-sectional comparison of groups
Authors
- David W. Orme-Johnson, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Robert E. Herron, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA