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To achieve good health outcomes, consumers and their family caregivers must understand how to engage effectively with medical systems and community-based resources that support and promote health.
People can stay healthy as they age, in part, by assuming personal responsibility for their health.
In the U.S., many health care decisions—such as whether to seek health care and where to go for care—can have significant financial consequences for individuals and the health care system.
Cognitive health is a critical component of healthy aging. As the U.S. population ages, dementia and other cognitive health conditions are likely to increase.
Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis of proportions and complexity not seen in over a century. The highly contagious and dangerous virus has caused millions of deaths in the U.S.
Private insurance plays an important role in helping most Americans pay for their health care. For people under 65 who are working, most get health insurance through the private market.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a comprehensive law enacted in 2010 that significantly reformed public and private health insurance.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) addressed many problems in the private insurance market that had created barriers to health coverage.
Managed care health plans include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred-provider organizations (PPOs), and other arrangements.