Why do you think patients who seek preventive care might be able to avoid expensive or long-term care for certain health conditions? What healthcare conditions can you think of that would likely be less serious if discovered during a preventive

healthcare visit, instead of waiting for symptoms to arise?

A patient who seeks preventive care is often able to catch healthcare issues before those issues become acute or serious healthcare issues. This keeps the cost of care to those patients down. Some healthcare conditions that are less serious to treat when discovered earlier in the disease cycle are various forms of cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure.