04/29/11 08:48 AM ET
...We can reduce the amount of money we need to spend on healthcare for seniors, and for everyone else, but penalizing our aging adults and raiding Medicare is not the way to do it. The fiscally responsible approach must include policies that keep people healthier now, in order to reduce the demand for medical care throughout their lives....
Does the nation WANT to see their healthcare dollars actually delivering health care? Then there are ways of doing that or Americans allow "Death by Health Insurance Company?"
...That approach is prevention.
The Ryan plan doesn’t focus on any of the drivers of health costs, and it doesn’t make anyone less sick. Its magical thinking simply reduces the flow of money available for treatment and care, while failing to address the healthcare costs that will get passed along to families and businesses. This is detrimental to our nation and the deficit. If, instead, we reduce the number of people injured and ill in the first place, we won’t just save money. We will save lives....
Chronic diseases – such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes – are responsible for 7 out of 10 deaths among Americans each year. They account for 75% of the nation’s health spending. Focusing on prevention can both improve the health of Americans and help control health care spending. In fact, a report from Trust for America’s Health entitled Prevention for a Healthier America concluded that investing $1 in proven community-based programs could yield a return of $5.60....
Ryan's proposals are OLD and have no meaning anymore, but, they are stated over and over and over as if it matters. The GOP have no ideas and no answers. Any confusion about that?
Wellness Based Healthcare: Prevention, Intervention and Innovation for Chronic Disease (click here)
Published on 25 April 2010
Creating a wellness-based healthcare system is the focus on a new series of articles published by American Health and Drug Benefits, a peer reviewed journal. They cover a wide spectrum of topics on how to build and support prevention and wellness, particularly for chronic conditions. The ideas and information are particularly timely given the array of prevention and wellness initiatives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA):...
Ryan's proposals are OLD and have no meaning anymore, but, they are stated over and over and over as if it matters. The GOP have no ideas and no answers. Any confusion about that?
Wellness Based Healthcare: Prevention, Intervention and Innovation for Chronic Disease (click here)
Published on 25 April 2010
Creating a wellness-based healthcare system is the focus on a new series of articles published by American Health and Drug Benefits, a peer reviewed journal. They cover a wide spectrum of topics on how to build and support prevention and wellness, particularly for chronic conditions. The ideas and information are particularly timely given the array of prevention and wellness initiatives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA):...
