It is generally believed that people receiving frequent medical checkups are likely to need hospitalization less frequently than they would otherwise; after all, many things can be done following a checkup to prevent problems that, if ignored, might become acute and then require hospitalization. But for people with chronic illnesses, frequent medical checkups are likely to lead to more frequent hospitalization since __.
The recommended treatments for complications of many chronic illnesses involve hospitalization even if those complications are detected while barely noticeable most logically completes the passage.