Here are five insights:
1. Americans use preventive services only half of the recommended rate even though insurance will pay for these services, according to the CDC.
2. Reinforcing the CDC’s findings, the Cigna survey found 33 percent of Americans visit their physicians only when they have specific health issues.
3. Less than 50 percent of those surveyed didn’t understand annual check-ups involved vaccinations and immunizations.
4. Half of Americans know their blood pressure and 20 percent of Americans know their biometric numbers.
5. Cigna started a campaign called, “America Says Ahhh,” to shed light on the criticalness of annual check-ups.
“It’s time to reassess our yearly habits and re-prioritize our health,” said Isaac Martinez, MD, utilization management medical director at Cigna. “If we all paid as much attention to our health as we do other important measures, we would experience a higher quality of life.”
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