Plan Your Own Healthcare

Quiz:


How much does the U.S. spend

on healthcare per year?

• $10 Million

• $500 Million

• $850 Million

• More than $1 Trillion

Answer:

More than $1 Trillion is spent on

healthcare each year.

Quiz:

Treatment for chronic diseases

such as heart disease, cancer,

stroke, high blood pressure, and

diabetes accounts for ____% of

our healthcare spending?

• 25%

• 50%

• 65%

• 75%

Answer: 75%!!

The sad truth is that the healthcare

dollars spent in the US do

not equate to better health. Our

country is in trouble because

diabetes is on the rise and the

rate of overweight adults is well

over 50% of the population.

Did you know that you can save

$2000 per year by maintaining a

healthy body weight? You can

also avoid a much higher risk for

heart disease, diabetes and many

cancers.

If you can avoid getting diabetes

you can save almost $6000 per

year!

Actually, a sustained 10% weight

loss will reduce an overweight

person’s lifetime medical costs

by $2,200-$5,300.

By Hollis Bass, MEd, RD.