https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6 en-us 2021-06-27 05:29:20 UTC 2021-07-01 03:01:17 UTC hello@padlet.com mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626796861 Preventive care aims to eliminate or reduce the risk factors for chronic disease development. This includes reducing exposure to risk factors or changing behavior. Screenings are also conducted to detect and treat preclinical changes. Preventive care refers to measures taken to avoid disease. These measures include checking up on your health annually, receiving vaccinations, and getting flu shots. You might also need to undergo certain screenings and tests.]]> 2021-06-27 05:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626796861 mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626798483 Almost 75% of health care costs are spent on preventable diseases such as heart diseases and diabetes which can be controlled with proper counselling and preventive measures. Besides compromising individual well-being, chronic illnesses and other diseases are a major strain on the American economy as well. With the added cost of lost economic productivity, chronic diseases in the U.S. are equivalent to nearly one-fifth of the American economy. Healthcare expenditures for chronic and mental illnesses account for 90% of the country's $3.8 trillion annual healthcare expenditures If people start maintaining a healthy lifestyle, we can prevent these diseases and the associated costs of their treatments in the first place ]]> 2021-06-27 05:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626798483 mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626800263 There should be mandatory free annual screening for everyone. Screening at an early age would prevent obesity prevalence in adults. Secondly there should be affordable health care plans so that effective treatment is available. Furthermore, there should be more counseling for the people who are obese so that awareness can be spread about the consequences of obesity and the risk of diseases associated with obesity. ]]> 2021-06-27 05:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626800263 mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626807996 The intervention at the government level will work if more cost is allotted for the prevention rather than the treatment. This will increase health care value and can decrease health care-related costs over the long run. In recent years the government has placed more emphasis on preventive measures by giving incentives to primary care clinics to be compliant with annual wellness exams.  ]]> 2021-06-27 05:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626807996 mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626834309 Patients, physicians, employers, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and the government comprise the major stakeholders in healthcare. Insurance companies may sell health coverage plans directly to patients or indirectly through employers or governments.]]> 2021-06-27 06:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626834309 mahnoortaj23 https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626945645 The incentive for the government is that over a long period of time it will reduce health care costs  if government can enforce policies  to encourage patient responsibility  for health and cost-consciousness. The government should enforce policies so that people can switch to having a more balanced diet. This would influence the food choices of consumers by adapting more healthy food products in their diet. For example, the government imposed higher taxes on sugary beverages such as sodas in some states so that people should buy less of these unhealthy beverages and substitute them with healthier food products.]]> 2021-06-27 10:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mahnoortaj23/6rq0xsbpfq1ij8a6/wish/1626945645