Chronic Disease Health Care Reform

Chronic Disease Health Reform has become a very important issue. Why? Chronic Disease has now become the leading cause of death in the United States, accountable for 7 out of every 10 deaths in the country.

According to redorbit.com, this amounts to roughly 1.7 million deaths every year in America. Along with the human cost chronic disease costs us, it carries monetary costs as well. Every year, out of the 2 trillion dollars that is spent on health care, more then 75% is related to chronic disease conditions. According to the World Health Organization, chronic disease will also soon (by the year 2020) become a leading cause of disability, not just in the United States, but the world over.

With all this information about chronic disease, you may be wondering what you can do to prevent obtaining one. The best way is to practice preventive health care. Eat well, exercise; take care of your body and main your health. Your life and health is the most important investment you will ever make, after all without your health or life, nothing else matters. It is the best way to prevent disease and the best way to prevent yourself from becoming a statistic. You may be surprised, but some of the worst conditions affecting Americans such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases can all be tied to preventable factors.

Insurance companies have fallen behind in making use of this information to better fund education and preventative health care. They are unwilling to pay for preventative care and would rather wait until there is a problem to fix. Unfortunately this will only cost them and the patients in the long run.

Some steps, according to newamerica.net, to help chronic disease health care reform, to catch the United States up with European nations are one getting patients to be more involved and to take measures to maintain their health. We can also make insurance companies accept alternative medicine.

Schools teaching medicines should focus more on maintaining health and teaching patients proper nutrition and how to take care of their bodies. Doctors should be trained in 'integrative medicine' so that they don't always resort to drugs first to solve a patient's health problems.

With these steps for chronic health care reform the U.S can make it possible to catch up to other nations and improve the health of its citizens, to improve the overall quality of life for everyone.

Sources

1. QUALITY: What Health Care Reform Can Do for Chronic Disease Care, newamerica.net2. Health Care Reform and Chronic Disease, redorbit.com