tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post6152726656450934412..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: Health Care Reform ClarificationJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-24534136905808688372009-10-12T21:42:08.694-07:002009-10-12T21:42:08.694-07:00As a nation we were voted #37 on the World Health ...As a nation we were voted #37 on the World Health Organization's scale, http://www.ourblook.com/component/option,com_sectionex/Itemid,200076/id,8/view,category/#catid107<br />this is simply unacceptable. The reason European nations have better care, is not based on the treatment they receive, but according to the way they live. Most Italians walk everyday, that is why they tend to have a higher life expectancy than the average American. Most Americans sit at home and watch TV instead of going for walk, bike ride, going out dancing.<br />A public option needs also would need to be an option. A major flaw in our current health model is the model itself. You go and get the job that has the best benefits and work for 40 years at said job, and retire. This was possible for a select group of people several generations ago, but our world today doesn't have room for such binds. Proper health would be easier for a larger part of the population if they weren't bound by health care. Many Americans hold onto jobs they despise simply because they have a steady paycheck and health benefits, but stress is another leading cause of poor health.<br />Our societal view of health care starts with every individual and ripples through to the medical industry, pharmaceutical industry, and insurance.Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270597809213709540noreply@blogger.com