Module 3-Reflections

In Chapter 3 Health Fraud, and Chapter 4 Health Insurance, We learned about smart decision making processes for all health related questions. When it comes to health concerns or decisions, there are many good decisions, and there are many poor choices that people make in order to find the easy way out, or to spend less money. We learned about making good decisions for our insurance and our health.

    Chapter 3 went explored the term quackery. In my last living journal, quackery was one of the vocabulary word that I chose to define. Quackery is the promotion of a product or procedure by someone who is not in a position to do so. Many celebrities use their popularity to do this. Also, many products on the market are a form of quackery. These products are frauds that are designed to tempt people into purchasing them because they are inexpensive or easy to use. These products or procedures are rarely helpful, and sometimes dangerous. A telling sign that a product in a fraud is when the item re-appears under a different name. Because these items often aren’t medically sound, they will be taken off of the market. But they are often put back on the market under a different name. If an item is promising quick and painless results, or they claim not to cure or heal but to detoxify and strengthen the immune system, the item is probably a fraud. This link will bring you to a site that is promoting a fraudulent item.

      Chapter 4 explores health care. In the USA, Obamacare is currently being rolled out. Obamacare has many benefits and many concerns. National healthcare will promote the job market, and it will allow all Americans access to health care. It is expensive though. As a student under the age of twenty-six, Obamacare is very beneficial.

     In the next Modules I hope to improve my participation. This will help my grade, and allow me to understand my classmates concerns and learn from those as well. In order to avoid falling victim to quackery, I will pay closer attention when purchasing a product or health plan or procedure. If the item seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Also if the doctor who is promoting the good or service has confusing credentials from a non-accredited school, then it probably isn’t legitimate.