http://beancounterblog.com/2008/01/08/the-cost-of-a-long-life-in-the-us/ Thu, 06 May 2010 19:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://beancounterblog.com/2008/01/08/the-cost-of-a-long-life-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-61083 Jack Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:11:48 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2008/01/08/the-cost-of-a-long-life-in-the-us/#comment-61083 What AJ says is very true, however health insurance companies in the US will not pay for preventative medicine. It's hard enough getting them to pay for life saving procedures & prescriptions! What AJ says is very true, however health insurance companies in the US will not pay for preventative medicine. It’s hard enough getting them to pay for life saving procedures & prescriptions!

]]> http://beancounterblog.com/2008/01/08/the-cost-of-a-long-life-in-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-60088 AJ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://beancounterblog.com/2008/01/08/the-cost-of-a-long-life-in-the-us/#comment-60088 I believe that a huge reason for the spending discrepancy between the US and other countries can be summed up in two words: preventative medicine. We Americans (for the most part) want to live longer despite our poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and otherwise unhealthy living. This requires more intervention from the health care system through hospitalizations, prescription drugs, etc. For the most part, other countries focus on preventative medicine, are less overweight, and live longer due to a healthier lifestyle which requires less medical intervention. Agree or disagree if you like. This is just my observation through 3 years of pharmacy school. I believe that a huge reason for the spending discrepancy between the US and other countries can be summed up in two words: preventative medicine. We Americans (for the most part) want to live longer despite our poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and otherwise unhealthy living. This requires more intervention from the health care system through hospitalizations, prescription drugs, etc. For the most part, other countries focus on preventative medicine, are less overweight, and live longer due to a healthier lifestyle which requires less medical intervention. Agree or disagree if you like. This is just my observation through 3 years of pharmacy school.

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