The Economy"s Effect on Preventative Care
With the economy on the outs, average Americans sacrifice necessary essentials just to save a buck or two.
Anything that involves one's well-being ends up being cut short when money is tight.
This includes, but is not limited to, nutrition, exercise, and preventative healthcare.
In an ideal society, healthcare wouldn't be something you would have to fret over.
Monthly or yearly checkups would be standard, if not mandatory.
It's important to monitor the progress of your own body because you could end up finding out you have a disease or illness before it becomes serious.
This is why doctors insist on the importance of prostate exams, PAP smears, mammograms, etc.
When we go without mandatory preventative examinations, we're taking a big risk on our health.
Most of us are well aware of the importance of these actions, but when it comes down to getting a checkup versus grocery shopping, we're going to choose putting food on the table.
It sounds easy enough to recommend a trip to the doctor's every so often, but don't be fooled.
Most people don't choose to skip out on being healthy.
With the general state of our declining economy, the unemployment rate has skyrocketed.
More Americans unemployed = more Americans uninsured.
Without adequate health insurance, the cost of a simple check up might not be affordable to everyone.
It's not just doctor's office and hospitals we've come to avoid.
It's actually become too expensive for many of us just to take care of our bodies! When money's tight, people skip out on going the extra mile.
This means ditching the vitamins and health foods, and probably not even drinking enough water.
When tap water was acceptable to drink, this wasn't a problem.
Now, health critics claim that spring water/filtered water is the way to go.
Of course, this costs more money than turning on your faucet.
Also, with the cost of the average gym membership, getting your butt on the treadmill is a near impossibility.
An alternative to the gym would be going for a run outside, but this involves battling the elements.
Besides not being able to utilize standard preventative care practices, many American's cannot afford necessary emergency medical care.
With the cost of medical billing in our current economic situations, a surgery or important procedure can be enough to put you into debt for the rest of your life.
This is a serious problem, because now people are avoiding even life-saving medical procedures.
Can you recall a time that someone you know got hurt, and they were advised to just "suck it up" because even the ambulance ride costs a fortune.
These days, more and more car accident victims are actually refusing care solely because they're worried about the out-of-pocket costs.
Money should never come before your health or well-being, but for too many of us, this isn't really a compromise that we can afford to make (pun intended!).
Anything that involves one's well-being ends up being cut short when money is tight.
This includes, but is not limited to, nutrition, exercise, and preventative healthcare.
In an ideal society, healthcare wouldn't be something you would have to fret over.
Monthly or yearly checkups would be standard, if not mandatory.
It's important to monitor the progress of your own body because you could end up finding out you have a disease or illness before it becomes serious.
This is why doctors insist on the importance of prostate exams, PAP smears, mammograms, etc.
When we go without mandatory preventative examinations, we're taking a big risk on our health.
Most of us are well aware of the importance of these actions, but when it comes down to getting a checkup versus grocery shopping, we're going to choose putting food on the table.
It sounds easy enough to recommend a trip to the doctor's every so often, but don't be fooled.
Most people don't choose to skip out on being healthy.
With the general state of our declining economy, the unemployment rate has skyrocketed.
More Americans unemployed = more Americans uninsured.
Without adequate health insurance, the cost of a simple check up might not be affordable to everyone.
It's not just doctor's office and hospitals we've come to avoid.
It's actually become too expensive for many of us just to take care of our bodies! When money's tight, people skip out on going the extra mile.
This means ditching the vitamins and health foods, and probably not even drinking enough water.
When tap water was acceptable to drink, this wasn't a problem.
Now, health critics claim that spring water/filtered water is the way to go.
Of course, this costs more money than turning on your faucet.
Also, with the cost of the average gym membership, getting your butt on the treadmill is a near impossibility.
An alternative to the gym would be going for a run outside, but this involves battling the elements.
Besides not being able to utilize standard preventative care practices, many American's cannot afford necessary emergency medical care.
With the cost of medical billing in our current economic situations, a surgery or important procedure can be enough to put you into debt for the rest of your life.
This is a serious problem, because now people are avoiding even life-saving medical procedures.
Can you recall a time that someone you know got hurt, and they were advised to just "suck it up" because even the ambulance ride costs a fortune.
These days, more and more car accident victims are actually refusing care solely because they're worried about the out-of-pocket costs.
Money should never come before your health or well-being, but for too many of us, this isn't really a compromise that we can afford to make (pun intended!).
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