Chronic Disease Health Care Reform
Chronic Disease Health Care Reform According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic diseases are responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths in the United States – taking the lives of more than 1.7 million Americans every year. Chronic diseases are also the primary driver of health care costs, accounting for more than 75% of the more than $2 trillion dollars spent each year on health care in the United States. Also, a study done by the World Health Organization (WHO) has projected that chronic conditions will become the leading cause of disability across the world by 2020. Learning about and practicing preventive health care, (i.e. maintaining your body and good health throughout your entire lifetime) is the best method to prevent disease from happening at all. Preventive health care should be considered an investment in your retirement ‘nest egg’ years and with good health being a return on your investment. Many costly and disabling conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases are linked by common preventable risk factors. Unfortunately, health care providers and the insurance companies in Western societies do not make the best use of their available resources to support this process. They are reluctant to incorporate preventive and customized programs of treatment for patients. Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom are a few of the European countries that are way ahead of the U.S. in adopting alternative medicine to help bring down skyrocketing health care costs in their countries. Six Step Plan For Chronic Illness Health Care 1. YOU must change and be your own health advocate. Don’t sit back and wait for the government to solve your problems. Take your own preventive measures to stay healthy. 2. Insurance companies must accept “Alternative Medicine” methods of treatment. 3. Doctors need training in “Integrative Medicine” and learn how to treat the body before using drugs. 4. Medical Schools have a “failing grade” because they are not training doctors in nutrition and integrative methods of the treatment of the body without drugs. They should be reformed and distance themselves from the drug companies. 5. The FDA needs to stay out of “non-toxic” treatment of chronic health conditions. There is no reason for them to be involved unless there is a large public out cry of harm being done. The FDA should only be involved in “policing” drug companies and their toxic drugs. 6. Pharmaceutical companies should not be permitted to have such high prices for drugs. Price controls are needed since many of the drug prices are a “rip off” and really only cost the companies a few cents. So you ask, how can the U.S. catch up? By working closely with relevant consumer agencies, the Obama administration could promote healthy lifestyle changes among mainstream Americans. It could dramatically improve the quality of life for American citizens by incorporating the practice of integrative and alternative medicine into public health programs. In turn, this could save the U.S. health care system millions of dollars in what is a terrible costly system. Take the time to learn more about preventive care. Educate yourself and most importantly, start working on your healthy habits today! You won’t regret it!
Howard has a keen interest in alternative and integrative health methods. His research has revealed that a person’s eating habits and lifestyle can have a dramatic affect on their health. Howard has extensive background in video production and has conducted numerous video interviews with professionals in the alternative health field. Article Source: