According to Kaiser Health News both parties agree that the new health care reform should focus on building a better health system that promotes prevention rather than simply managing diseases. This would require Medicare and private health insurance companies to fully pay for preventative services such as annual checkups, screenings, mammograms, etc. without any payment from the patient. That means no deductable and no co-payment. President Obama has stated that prevention can save lives and limit the health care spending. The insurance industry is having a fit because they say that such provisions would lead to higher premiums and will hinder individuals from designing flexible insurance plans. What are your thought on preventative care and insurance companies not charging the patients?

Before we can even discuss the health insurance reform we need to focus on the real issues, the foods we eat. The majority of the foods we devour are manufactured by big businesses that have a ton of influence in Washington. These businesses do not want anyone talking about them because their foods are causing diseases, which flood our healthcare system with unhealthy people. It’s all that added sugars, preservatives, and unnecessary carbohydrates. Hydrogenated oils have been known to damage normal brain and heart functions. There are a lot of our foods that are packed with sodium nitrate that causes cancer. It is a proven fact that people who constantly eat processed meats have a higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer. All this arguing about who is going to pay for our diseased country is just a distraction from the main issues which are the foods and the beverages that are causing these diseases in the first place. Rather than putting so much emphasis on the healthcare reform I suggest investing more time and money in preventative programs, educating the public about proper health care and producing healthier foods. What is your opinion?