People go through a lot of unnecessary pain, both physical and emotional due to illnesses. This pain could be greatly reduced by the use of one phenomenon: preventive healthcare. Preventive testing and screening is beneficial to everyone in today’s society because it allows professionals to catch and treat diseases before any symptoms are experienced.
Preventive care is an important form of healthcare that is not being utilized by the vast majority of the population (“Preventive Health Care.” 1). People do not know exactly what preventive care is or how it can help them in their life, so there is hesitation in taking part in preventive measures. Preventive care is maintaining a healthy lifestyle, testing and screening for common diseases, …show more content…
To start, professionals are able to catch the early stages of diseases and illnesses. “Diagnostic tests are usually done to find out what is causing certain symptoms” (“Benefits and Risks” 1). Screening tests do the opposite. A patient is able to come in and get tested for any number of illnesses, whether they feel sick or not. When these procedures are taken, doctors are able to discover the earliest stages of any disease. The earlier the abnormality is diagnosed, “the easier and more effective treatment generally is” (“The Importance” 1). If a condition is discovered at a later stage, it can destroy a person’s quality of life as a whole. Symptoms begin to appear, severity increases, and treatment is more extensive. These in turn can hinder a person’s family involvement, job opportunities, and overall happiness in life. With early stages, the treatment is more efficient and less time consuming, pain is nonexistent, and a person will be able to live a more normal life (“The Importance” …show more content…
To start, all forms of medical care is expensive. If preventive services are utilized, cost could be reduced because treatment is less. Fortunately, a number of insurance policies cover a number of preventive procedures. “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes preventive care affordable and accessible by requiring private health plans to cover certain recommended preventive services without charging a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other cost sharing” (“Preventive Health Care.” 1). This allows people to partake in the benefits of preventive care without having to pay the full cost. However, if a person does not have the disease or illness that they were tested for, a loss of money could be experienced. On the other hand, this patient now has the piece of mind that they are healthy, and, as of now, they do not have a risk of becoming ill. After testing, if a person does end up discovering a condition, the early treatment will save money because it is easier and more efficient than the later treatment. There will be less pay for less treatment. If all benefits are taken advantage of, it will become clear that preventive care can save both insurance companies and people
Preventive care is an important form of healthcare that is not being utilized by the vast majority of the population (“Preventive Health Care.” 1). People do not know exactly what preventive care is or how it can help them in their life, so there is hesitation in taking part in preventive measures. Preventive care is maintaining a healthy lifestyle, testing and screening for common diseases, …show more content…
To start, professionals are able to catch the early stages of diseases and illnesses. “Diagnostic tests are usually done to find out what is causing certain symptoms” (“Benefits and Risks” 1). Screening tests do the opposite. A patient is able to come in and get tested for any number of illnesses, whether they feel sick or not. When these procedures are taken, doctors are able to discover the earliest stages of any disease. The earlier the abnormality is diagnosed, “the easier and more effective treatment generally is” (“The Importance” 1). If a condition is discovered at a later stage, it can destroy a person’s quality of life as a whole. Symptoms begin to appear, severity increases, and treatment is more extensive. These in turn can hinder a person’s family involvement, job opportunities, and overall happiness in life. With early stages, the treatment is more efficient and less time consuming, pain is nonexistent, and a person will be able to live a more normal life (“The Importance” …show more content…
To start, all forms of medical care is expensive. If preventive services are utilized, cost could be reduced because treatment is less. Fortunately, a number of insurance policies cover a number of preventive procedures. “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes preventive care affordable and accessible by requiring private health plans to cover certain recommended preventive services without charging a deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or other cost sharing” (“Preventive Health Care.” 1). This allows people to partake in the benefits of preventive care without having to pay the full cost. However, if a person does not have the disease or illness that they were tested for, a loss of money could be experienced. On the other hand, this patient now has the piece of mind that they are healthy, and, as of now, they do not have a risk of becoming ill. After testing, if a person does end up discovering a condition, the early treatment will save money because it is easier and more efficient than the later treatment. There will be less pay for less treatment. If all benefits are taken advantage of, it will become clear that preventive care can save both insurance companies and people