I was listening to educational stuff this morning when a couple of big questions popped in my head that I thought I should start a dialogue with. For you English nuts, I believe I just ended a sentence with a preposition and I should not. OK.....
What is health care and, for that matter, health insurance?
If I ask that to an audience, someone almost always answers, "It's for when you're sick."
If health care and health insurance is only to be used when you are sick, then where does the health come in? Should it be renamed to sick care and sick insurance?
If most MDs are only trained in sickness, then why do we rely on them to manage our health?
What are you doing to prevent your body from breaking down physically, mentally, or nutritionally?
If we waited for our cars' engines to make funny noises before changing the oil, then how "healthy" would our cars be?
If we waited for a toothache to go to the dentist, then how healthy would our teeth be?
Should I wait until my body breaks down before I choose to seek help? If so, would it cost more money to fix a broken down body or maintain a healthy one?
I really look forward to any comments on this one....
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Health care is one of the greatest evils this world has ever known. Not the healing aspect mind you, but the financial portion of it relating to health insurance. The number one goal of health care officials comes across as purely profit. A lack customer care or health management is so obvious that I dread even the thought of becoming ill. For I know if I do, I will be paying for the Doctor's new BMW while my family suffers and we fear loosing everything. Don't get me started on that one! If the focus of the health care system was the education of affordable and practical preventative maintenance driven by lifestyle management, we'd all be better off. As well, we'd save money in the long run.
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