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    3 Healthcare Predictions for 2015

    Driving On An Empty Road To New 20152015 will continue to see healthcare grow and change.  I hope MyHealthSpin will help you find easy, simple answers to your healthcare questions.  

    Here are our Healthcare predictions for 2015:

    1.  More Health Insurance Coverage:  More people will continue to be covered by health insurance.  Due to ObamaCare and related penalties, more people will have health insurance.  Whether you like ObamaCare or hate it, more people having health insurance is good for everyone.  Whether we have a government mandate or not, everyone pays for the uninsured.  The costs of the uninsured shows up in your health insurance premiums, your doctor bills and your taxes.   Additionally, statistics show that people that are insured are healthier.  This is good for everyone.  A healthier population is happier and more productive.

    2.  Responsibility:  The consumer will have more of the responsibility for keeping healthy.  More and more insurance plans are requiring you to be responsible for your health.  For example, there is often an extra cost for your insurance if you smoke.  You can often get a reduction in your insurance premiums if you go in for an annual physical or join a weight reduction program.  Statistics show that people that smoke or are obese have more health problems than those that do not.  Therefore, insurance companies will be asking you to take responsibility for your health.  If you do not get health insurance, you will pay a penalty.  This penalty helps to offset the cost of your healthcare if you need it and do not have insurance to cover your needs/costs.

    3.  Technology:  Technology will continue to grow in healthcare.  You are seeing technology everywhere.  Your doctor is now using an Electronic Medical Record.  Your doctor may be asking you to get your health information through a patient portal.  Your mom or dad may be being monitored at home by their physician using an Tablet. Surgeons are using Google glass in surgery.   All of these advances will continue to grow in 2015 and beyond.

    So those are just a few predictions for 2015.

    We all struggle to keep up with the many healthcare changes.

     I hope MyHealthSpin can help you find simple, easy answers.  To get started, get a FREE copy of Easy HealthCare:  What You Need First by CLICKING HERE.

    Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

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    All of this information and more will be explained in MyHealthSpin’s soon-to-be-released book, Easy Healthcare:  Choose Your Health Insurance.  For more information,  go to myhealthspin.com.

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    What Should You Consider When Choosing An Assisted Living?

    There are many things to think about when choosing an assisted living facility. Your loved one has many needs that must be considered during this transition. In this video, Lori-Ann discusses the importance of starting the process by talking with your loved one to keep them involved. This will not only help make the move easier for them, but your other family members as well.

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    How do you make the right decision about moving yourself or a loved one into an Assisted Living Facility without being overwhelmed? How do you even begin talking about it? MyHealthSpin’s “Easy Healthcare: Choosing an Assisted Living Facility” ebook guide gives you all of the practical advice you need to make the right choice.

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    5 Breakthroughs in Healthcare in 2014

    2014 Future2014 has passed in a flash.  Healthcare continues to develop in amazing ways.

    What are 5 medical breakthroughs that happened in 2014?

    1.  Wearable Technology Used in Surgery:  AMAZING!  Dr. Rafael Grossman was the first surgeon to use Google Glass  in surgery.   While operating, Dr. Grossman and others like him can pull up the patient’s medical history, view specific medical texts, or stream a live feed from the operating room to his or her students.  Google Glass and other wearable technology will continue to advance, allowing doctors to interact with patients in new and different ways.

    2.  Telemedicine:  Telemedicine continues to grow throughout the world.  This technology allows patients who live far away from specialists to be seen by those doctors via the Internet.  Since good patient results tend to depend on seeing the right doctor at the right time, this growing technology will greatly help improve patient outcomes.

    3.  3 D Printing:  You might not know that 3D printing is being increasingly used in medicine.  Healthcare providers are using 3D printers to print skin for burn patients, blood vessels for cardiac patients, and patching holes in patients.  This technology will help solve many healthcare problems over time.

    4.  Bionic Eye:  In the past, very little could be done for blindness.  Now, for some types of blindness, surgeons have successfully implanted a bionic eye that allows patients to detect light and dark and see movement.

    5.  Seniors at Home:  With all the technological advances in medicine, more and more seniors are able to live independently longer. For example, health conditions can be monitored with special wrist monitors and tablets, which allow healthcare providers to track their care while allowing the patient to stay comfortably at home.

    As 2014 comes to a close, we continue to watch healthcare grow and develop in exciting ways.  I will continue to keep you updated on the healthcare issues that affect you the most.  Happy Holidays!