Thursday, October 17, 2013

True Healthcare Reform in Faribault

Healthcare costs are skyrocketing.  Insurance premiums continue to rise year after year, while insurance coverage for the patient is decreasing.  The healthcare system cannot be sustained at the rate we are going.  It is true that healthcare reform is needed.  This reform needs to be more than just cutting costs and limiting care in the current medical system.  We can’t continue treating diseases and symptoms while ignoring the causes of these problems and expect any real reform to take place.  “Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result“ is the definition of insanity. 

Health comes from inside.  We need to do everything we can to ensure our bodies are working well from the inside out, not the other way around.  Chiropractors recognize this and are poised to be the leaders of the reform that is truly needed.  Statistics of patients who regularly utilize chiropractors as their primary care physicians show it reduces the need for:

·         Hospitalization by 60.2%
·         Hospital days by 59%
·         Pharmaceutical usage by 85%
·         Outpatient surgeries and procedures by 62%
·         Overall global health care cost by 50%[i]

Numbers tell a story and these numbers clearly show chiropractors can and should play a major roll in reforming healthcare and controlling the astronomical costs in the current healthcare system.  Getting adjusted regularly is a win-win. 

You benefit from better health and save money too!




[i] This according to a clinical and cost utilization study conducted by an independent physician association done over a 7 year period and that included doctors of all licenses.   J.M.P.T Vol 30, Issue 4, pages 263-269, by Dr. Richard Sarnat, M.D.


                                     

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