by Jacqueline L. Jones The evidence is clear. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), people with chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease account for more than 75% of the nation’s $1.4 trillion in medical care costs each year. That figure could jump 42 percent by 2023, according to an Oct. 2007 report [...]
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Government Can Afford Natural Care for All
Filed Under: economic policy Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chronic disease, chronic disease/chronic illness, chronic illnesses, diabetes and heart disease, economic policy, functional medicine, health care access, health policy, integrative medicine, medical care costs, natural health
Disability Process Unmasked
Updated 12/28/08 In my last post, I lamented the horrors of navigating the disability process. For those of you who are in the process of submitting an application or deciding whether or not to try, I may have found a solution.
Filed Under: health policy Tagged With: chronic disease, chronic disease/chronic illness, chronic diseases, disability, disability workbook, health policy, social security, social security applicants, ssi
