AWARENESS - NEED FOR MEDICAL CHECK UPS AND HEALTH INSURANCE

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MEDICAL CHECK UPS & HEALTH INSURANCE

"I'M FINE. I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR." MOST OF US DON'T VISITS OUR DOCTORS WHEN WE ARE HEALTHY , SO WE LAND UP IN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS UNDER EMERGENCY SIRENS WHEN THE DISEASE HUGS US. RIGHT ?

ALTHOUGH PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE BUT IT IS SAID 'MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES', SO EVERYONE OF US HAVE TO FACE ILL HEALTH SOMETIMES IN OUR LIVES ! AS EVERY MACHINE NEEDS AN ENGINEER, EVERY BODY NEEDS A DOCTOR TOO ( WHETHER AS A PATIENT OR AS AN APPARENTLY HEALTHY INDIVIDUAL)


THIS IS AN ERA OF EMERGING CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE OBESITY, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION(HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE), HEART DISEASES, STROKE, OSTEOPOROSIS, CANCER AND DEPRESSION ETC. THEY HAVE A LONG LATENT PERIOD (TIME BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE AND APPEARANCE OF SYMPTOMS ). SO IT'S BETTER TO GET EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR THE SAME BEFORE THE COMPLICATIONS CRAWL IN TO PLAY HAVOC WITH OUR HEALTH AND LIFE !!
(MORE SO IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE A POSITIVE FAMILY HISTORY)

REGULAR MEDICAL CHECK UPS AND GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION (IDEALLY FOUR TIMES IN A YEAR) CAN HELP US PREVENT DISEASES AND THEIR COMPLICATIONS, HENCE REDUCING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE TOO. 
SCREENING PROGRAMMES FOR VARIOUS DISEASES ARE RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT (INCLUDING SPECIAL ONES FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN'S HEALTH). THE ONLY LACUNA IS LACK OF AWARENESS OF OUR RIGHTS TO HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE !! 

IGNORANCE FOR YOUR OWN WELL BEING WILL COST YOU YOUR LIFE IF YOU DON'T CURB THESE ILLNESSES IN THEIR BEGINNING PHASE ITSELF. DISEASES ARE NOT THE MATTER OF AGE ANYMORE. THE RATE OF CARDIAC ARREST CASES AND MORTALITY IS HIGHER IN YOUNG PEOPLE NOW-A-DAYS BECAUSE OF THE CHANGED LIFESTYLES AND THE ENVIRONMENT.



THE SECOND THING THAT KILLS US IS THE HOSPITAL BILLS !! THE TREATMENT OF THESE CHRONIC DISEASES IS LONGER (MAYBE LIFELONG) AND COSTLY TOO(LIKE CHEMO / RADIOTHERAPY/ SURGERY FOR CANCERS). IN SUCH A SCENARIO, HEALTH INSURANCE COMES TO OUR RESCUE. IT ENSURES YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH WHILE YOU LAY IN THE HOSPITAL BED ! SO THAT YOU CAN ATTEND TO YOUR HEALTH NEEDS WITH PEACE OF MIND WITHOUT STRESSING YOURSELF ABOUT THE EXPENDITURE. DISEASE WILL ALWAYS COME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, SO WE SHOULD BE READY TO AFFORD BETTER AND TIMELY CARE IN OUR HEALTH CRISIS !!!

INSURANCE INCLUDES GLOBAL HEALTH COVERAGE INCLUDING AMBULATORY PATIENT SERVICES, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, EMERGENCY CARE, AMBULANCE CHARGES, HOSPITALISATION, MOTHER AND CHILD SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, LAB SERVICES , PREVENTIVE AND WELLNESS PACKAGES (AGE-WISE) ETC ETC ETC...... 
YOU GET CHALLANED IF YOUR CAR DOESN'T CARRY AN INSURANCE , RIGHT?? SO , IS THE CAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR HEALTH ?? I HOPE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE AN INSURANCE SHOULD ALSO BE FINED !! ;);)



TAKE HOME MESSAGE:
YOUR FIRST AIM TO HEALTHY LIFE IS TO PREVENT DISEASES FROM OCCURING BY MENDING YOUR LIFESTYLE AND GETTING REGULAR MEDICAL CHECK UPS.

IF THE DISEASES DO OCCUR, THE AIM IS TO GO FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - MEDICAL CHECK UPS WILL AGAIN HELP IN THIS ASPECT AS WELL !
TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS, HEALTH INSURANCE WILL HELP YOU ANTICIPATE ILL DAYS AND WRECK THE SAME !! 

RATHER THAN ADDING YEARS TO LIFE , LET'S ADD LIFE TO YEARS.... THE QUALITY OF LIFE MATTERS - HEALTH V/S DISEASE !!
AND REMEMBER YOUR DOCTOR'S CONSULTATION CHARGES ARE A LOT LESSER THAN THE TREATMENT COST !!! ;);)
  
HAPPY LIVING :):) 


   

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