(lack of ) SLEEP
weight gain
emotional stress
weakened immune system
hypertension
hormonal imbalances
heart disease
diabetes
death
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WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR BODY TRYING TO TELL YOU?  | |
BETTER PREVENTIVE CARE COVERAGE
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. This
law puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will roll
out over four years and beyond, with most changes taking place by 2014.
"Too many Americans don't get the
preventive health care they need to stay healthy, avoid or delay the
onset of disease, lead productive lives, and reduce health care costs.
Cost-sharing (including copays, co-insurance and deductibles) reduces
the likelihood that preventive services will be used.
Often because of cost, Americans use preventive services at about half the recommended rate.
Yet
chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes - which
are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans each year and account
for 75% of the nation's health spending - often are preventable.
The
Affordable Care Act will help make wellness and prevention services
affordable and accessible to you by requiring health plans to cover
preventive services and by eliminating cost-sharing.
According to a new
regulation released by the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Treasury and the Department of Labor, if you or your
family enroll in a new health plan on or after September 23, 2010, then
that plan will be required to cover recommended preventive services
without charging you a copay, co-insurance or deductible."
HEALTHCARE.GOV
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