Prevention of Illness
Write a paper answering the following questions and use the questions as topic headers:
Why are preventive healthcare services important?
What are some of the recommended preventive care services for adults in the United States?
Why the use of preventive services remains low in the United States?
What role does ACA play in connection to preventive services?
What are some of the reasons for not getting the recommended preventive services?
Briefly explain the policy options to advance access to preventive care as discussed in Hughes (2020). Explain what impact each proposed option may have on healthcare providers, payers, facility administrators, and patients.
A chapter from my textbook labeled prevention of illness has been attached, please use this as one of the sources (Bodenheimer, T., & Gumback, K. (2020) Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach, (8th ed.) New York, NY: McGraw Hill.)
Resources:
1.Borsky, A., Zhan, C., Miller, T., Ngo-Metzger, Q., Bierman, A. S., & Meyers, D. (2018). Few Americans receive all high-priority, appropriate clinical preventive services. Health Affairs, 37(6), 925-928. Retrieved from: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1248
2.Harrah, S. (2015). Why Preventive Medicine Is Not Considered Priority in USA. UMHS.org. Retrieved from: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/preventive-medicine-considered-priority-usa
3.Healthcare. Gov (2020). Preventive care benefits for adults. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Retrieved from https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-adults/
4.HHS. Gov (2020). Preventive care. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved from: https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/preventive-care/index.html
5.Hughes, R. (2020). As Presidential Candidates Debate Sweeping Health Care Proposals, Preventive Coverage Opportunities Are Overlooked. Health Affairs. DOI: 10.1377/hblog20200124.971449. Retrieved form: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200124.971449/full/
6.Lehman, S. (2018). Most Americans miss out on preventive healthcare. Reuters health. Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-prevention/most-americans-miss-out-on-preventive-healthcare-idUSKBN1J72JG
7.Levine, S., Malone, E., Lekiachvili, A., & Briss, P. (2019). Health care industry insights: why the use of preventive services is still low. Preventing Chronic Disease, 16. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2019/18_0625.htm
8.Tuckson, R., Blumnethal, D. S., (2016). Why arent millions of Americans getting preventive care? Statnews.com. First Opinion. Retrieved from: https://www.statnews.com/2016/04/15/preventive-care-public-health/
