{"id":15076,"date":"2013-10-09T23:45:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T23:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2013-10-09-what-does-the-us-budget-crisis-and-chronic-disease-have-in-common\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T04:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:35:44","slug":"2013-10-09-what-does-the-us-budget-crisis-and-chronic-disease-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2013-10-09-what-does-the-us-budget-crisis-and-chronic-disease-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does The US Budget Crisis And Chronic Disease Have In Common?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/congress2.jpg\" alt=\"congress\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is not a political blog post. This is a post about real-world problems that have readily available solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A particularly nasty partisan political disease has infected the American government. Regardless of one\u2019s political beliefs, there is widespread agreement that the current budget crisis is solvable and politicians must work together to find the cure. A solution can be achieved simply, or maybe not so simply, by agreeing on which path to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing the proliferation and costs related to chronic diseases may not be an easy problem to solve, but like the budget crisis, solutions to this problem exist. According to the CDC, 75% of America\u2019s healthcare dollars are spent on the treatment of chronic diseases. \u201cChronic diseases \u2013 such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis \u2013 are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the U.S.\u201d As the CDC notes, chronic diseases are among the most preventable health problems, in other words, this is a problem we can solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellable believes that employee wellness programs are essential to solving the chronic disease problem. The average American spends two thirds of his or her waking life at work and employers can use this time-intensive relationship to help promote healthy employee behavior. The workplace can be used to facilitate team-based health competitions or converted into a lunchtime yoga studio. Effective corporate wellness programs lead to healthy behaviors, which can decrease the likelihood of chronic diseases and their associated healthcare costs. If we are serious about solving the chronic disease problem, than employee wellness can no longer be a nice-to-have, it needs to be a must-have for all American companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many political and health problems that can\u2019t be solved, some because of lack of resources, others because of limited knowledge. 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