{"id":271,"date":"2016-12-19T13:33:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T21:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/product-content01.castlighthealth.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2019-11-08T00:17:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T08:17:01","slug":"good-health-starts-with-the-right-preventive-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/good-health-starts-with-the-right-preventive-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Good health starts with the right preventive care"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re sick or in pain, you can\u2019t help but think about your health. But when you feel good, you might not think about healthcare. You might even skip your annual checkup.<\/span><\/p>\n

But getting preventive care \u2014 including a regular exam with a primary care doctor \u2014 is like making an investment in your health and wellbeing. You may not think you need it now, but ignoring it can be costly down the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your primary care doctor<\/h2>\n

Research shows that a positive, consistent relationship with a primary care doctor is one of the best indicators of good health. <\/span><\/p>\n

Your primary care doctor is familiar with your long-term health history. They can help you access specialty care when you need it and even coordinate your care across multiple departments. <\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, they have a 360\u00ba view of your total health. As a result, they'll be able to address warning signs or early symptoms of conditions like diabetes or heart disease and help you prevent chronic illnesses or other serious health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preventive care screenings<\/h2>\n

By law, most health plans must cover preventive care tests and screenings. These include well-being exams, immunizations, and care for healthy pregnancies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Click here for <\/span>Healthcare.gov\u2019s list of preventive care services<\/span><\/a> for adults that may be available to you for free under your health plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember that, due to different plan designs, it\u2019s possible not all of those listed will be covered at 100%. Check your specific health plan for a list of covered preventive services. <\/span><\/p>\n

Chronic conditions: the numbers<\/h2>\n

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports<\/span><\/a> that \u201chalf of all American adults have at least one chronic condition, and almost 1 in 3 has multiple chronic conditions.\u201d Furthermore, <\/span>they write that <\/span>chronic<\/span> diseases<\/span> \u201care responsible for 7 in 10 deaths each year, and treating people with chronic diseases accounts for 86% of our nation\u2019s health care costs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Those are staggering numbers. Most noteworthy is the fact that many serious conditions have no apparent symptoms until they turn into bigger problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why regular screenings are so important, even when you\u2019re feeling great. Also, remember that mental health issues are considered chronic conditions. Many plans are required to provide those screenings for adults and children free of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speak to your doctor about what preventive care schedule is right for you. It\u2019s the best way to stay healthy well into the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re sick or in pain, you can\u2019t help but think about your health. But when you feel good, you might not think about healthcare. You might even skip your annual checkup. But getting preventive care \u2014 including a regular exam with a primary care doctor \u2014 is like making an investment in your health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":7324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[290,408,35,38,480],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-2.jpg","acf":{"post_subtitle":"Make an investment in your health and wellbeing with regular preventive care visits.","post_hero_image":{"ID":7322,"id":7322,"title":"iStock-1168665342 (1)","filename":"iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","filesize":36981,"url":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/good-health-starts-with-the-right-preventive-care\/istock-1168665342-1\/","alt":"","author":"49","description":"","caption":"","name":"istock-1168665342-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":271,"date":"2019-11-08 08:13:27","modified":"2019-11-08 08:13:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":960,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":63,"medium":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":267,"large":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":267,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":960,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/iStock-1168665342-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":960,"2048x2048-height":400}},"post_cta_status":"true","post_co_branding_status":"false","post_type":"post","post_conclusion_status":"false","mobile_content":{"mobile_story_label":"Preventive care","mobile_post_title":"Good health starts with the right preventive care","mobile_carousel_image":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Good-health-starts-with-the-right-preventive-care-mobile-carousel.jpg","mobile_hero_image":"https:\/\/d3toagd7ypryjs.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/woman-and-doctor-discuss-preventive-health-feature-image.jpg","mobile_content_body":"

Research shows that a positive, consistent relationship with a primary care doctor is one of the best indicators of good health.<\/p>\n

Why? Because your primary care doctor is familiar with your long-term health history. They can help you access specialty care when you need it and even coordinate your care across multiple departments.<\/p>\n

By law, most health plans must cover preventive care tests and screenings. These include well-being exams, immunizations, and care for healthy pregnancies.<\/p>\n

Remember that, due to different plan designs, it\u2019s possible not all of those listed will be covered at 100%. Check your specific health plan for a list of covered preventive services.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that \u201chalf of all American adults have at least one chronic condition, and almost one of three have multiple chronic conditions.\u201d Furthermore, they write that chronic diseases \u201care responsible for 7 of 10 deaths each year, and treating people with chronic diseases accounts for 86% of our nation\u2019s health care costs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those are staggering numbers. Most noteworthy is the fact that many serious conditions have no apparent symptoms until they turn into bigger problems.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why regular screenings are so important even when you\u2019re feeling great. Speak to your doctor about what preventive care schedule is right for you. It\u2019s a free and easy way to stay healthy well into the future.<\/p>\n"},"card_title":"Start with the right preventive care","header":"Worth the look","footer":"2 minute read"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.castlighthealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}