Essay On Long Term Disease Cost
Long-Term Disease Cost
Disease in the world is always on the rise. There is always a “new flu” out or another shot added on your list of what you don't want to get. Health care is, and always will be the number one focus in the world. People are always getting sick, and we are constantly on the search for cures. Although, one thing people forget to realize, is how much all this adds up to be. When you are diagnosed with a long-term disease, there is no easy way around medical bills, and hospital visits, or even prescription pick-ups. People lack the knowledge of how expensive sickness in the world really is. Health insurance is so important in the world but does insurance support us as much as they should? First we have to understand what …show more content…
Hospice care, check-ups, tests. Those things are necessities with any of these long-term illnesses. Costs are skyrocketing; families are digging themselves in deeper holes that they will never be able to pay back fully. There is unfortunately nothing anyone can do. Millions of dollars will be spent, sometimes medicines may help and other times they will fail, it’s all in the process. We may hate how much money health care costs, especially when you are sick, but we cannot forget the importance and the big picture behind all the mess of the bills or lack of insurance support. Comparing Medicare and Medicaid, the two main health resources people receive coverage from, it seems as if Medicaid will cover certain things Medicare normally does not. Medicaid covers more long-term issues and services, as Medicare may only focus on helping with hospital bills. Medicare also is a federal program that provides care if you are 65+ or if you have a severe disability. Now, its understood health insurance can not cover every cent, but people should not fear checking into the hospital because they may not be able to afford the bill, that's not how it should
Disease in the world is always on the rise. There is always a “new flu” out or another shot added on your list of what you don't want to get. Health care is, and always will be the number one focus in the world. People are always getting sick, and we are constantly on the search for cures. Although, one thing people forget to realize, is how much all this adds up to be. When you are diagnosed with a long-term disease, there is no easy way around medical bills, and hospital visits, or even prescription pick-ups. People lack the knowledge of how expensive sickness in the world really is. Health insurance is so important in the world but does insurance support us as much as they should? First we have to understand what …show more content…
Hospice care, check-ups, tests. Those things are necessities with any of these long-term illnesses. Costs are skyrocketing; families are digging themselves in deeper holes that they will never be able to pay back fully. There is unfortunately nothing anyone can do. Millions of dollars will be spent, sometimes medicines may help and other times they will fail, it’s all in the process. We may hate how much money health care costs, especially when you are sick, but we cannot forget the importance and the big picture behind all the mess of the bills or lack of insurance support. Comparing Medicare and Medicaid, the two main health resources people receive coverage from, it seems as if Medicaid will cover certain things Medicare normally does not. Medicaid covers more long-term issues and services, as Medicare may only focus on helping with hospital bills. Medicare also is a federal program that provides care if you are 65+ or if you have a severe disability. Now, its understood health insurance can not cover every cent, but people should not fear checking into the hospital because they may not be able to afford the bill, that's not how it should