Comparative Analysis of Medication Based on Machine Learning Models

Abstract

Our society is seeing a sharp rise in the number of people suffering from complicated chronic diseases. Presently, 6 in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic disease. This is the leading cause of death and the leading driver of the Nation's $3.8 Trillion in Annual Health Care Costs. With that figure predicted to grow, clearly, something is lacking from the one-size. the fits-all paradigm of traditional medicine. Caring for this new population requires an entirely different mindset; this is where functional medicine steps in. Functional medication can help prevent disease thus potentially proving to be more cost-effective for the insured and insurer overall in the long term. However, there are approximately 1400 functional medicine practitioners across the U.S., and a little under 350 that accept insurance. We analyze health data from a new point in this research.