Chronic Illness: Driver Of Healthcare Cost In America

Introduction

Healthcare costs in the world are increasing partly due to existence of chronic diseases. Their existence is causing huge demand on their respective healthcare systems in terms of their diagnosis, detection, management, and delivery of the relevant clinical care. Though sometimes preventable, chronic diseases are on the rise especially in America and their outcome is increased expenditure not only on the patients, but also insurance providers. Diseases like heart diseases, diabetes, cancers, and other incurable illnesses are classified as chronic and their rising costs are demand evaluation since insurance providers are finding it difficult to handle their obligations because some market segments are consuming significant financial resources. Chronic Illness: Driver Of Healthcare Cost In America

Discussion
According to (Valero-Elizondo, Salami, & Osondu, 2016), though chronic diseases are on the rise, they are among the most preventable health problems in the world. However, it has been found out that their rise is associated with risky behaviors and lifestyles like lack of physical exercise, poor nutrition, poor diagnosis capabilities, and other lifestyle practices that have created an environment where chronic diseases thrive. The aging population and the middle class are most affected due to their sedentary lifestyles that attract cases of obesity, of which, result into higher rates of diabetes and other related complications. Chronic Illness: Driver Of Healthcare Cost In America