I just read an excellent post that highlights the reasons for the disintegration of Obamacare. The post is written by Fritz Gilbert, the founder of The Retirement Manifesto.
Gilbert reports the dire picture on the insurance companies that are pulling out of the system.
Why is this happening? Well, the health care costs have become overwhelming. There are more sick than healthy people in this country. Just think about the ratio of normal weight people to overweight and obese people in the U.S.: it is 1:2. How about the fact that every second adult in the U.S. is pre-diabetic or diabetic? The two biggest killers, heart diseases and cancer, can also be traced in most cases to overweight/obesity.
Whereas Fritz Gilbert does not have a solution to the health care system problem, Dr. Lustig points to the fact that obesity is the leading cause for the disintegration of our health care system. Therefore, the solution is prevention: educate yourself about what you eat, and take care of yourself before you become a health invalid. Our health care system is already broken.
For yet another perspective and more information on our health care insurance saga, read this post.
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