• Re: Re: Why is preventative care important?

    Ryne Cee

    There are many barriers to seeking preventative care in the United States.  Firstly, there is a lack of primary care physicians who can often diagnose an ailment before it exacerbates and causes the patient to procure services, much more expensive ones at that, from a local emergency department.  Secondly, individuals in this country who have private insurance have little incentive to investigate, or in some instances report, potential maladies because it will raise their premiums or make them ineligible for their current insurance.  Lastly, there are numerous indigent, uninsured, and u… Read More

    January 17, 2008