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It’s so reassuring when Dr. Oz, Administrator for CMS, says the solution for health insurance costs is “to get healthier” Proper healthcare and early intervention gets people healthy and reduces need for expensive procedures, hospital stays, etc. 🙄
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Anonymous 5w

There’s not nothing to this statement. In countries with public healthcare, the government has a vested interest in a healthier populace to lower overall costs. That shows in regulation of sugar content, tobacco and alcohol taxes, even the advertising of foods. This is a country of the stark contrast of half the country being obese/overweight while also having food insecurity for one in six Americans. That’s not healthy, no other way to view that.

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Anonymous 5w

Some people cannot fathom genetics and poverty.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

Yeah I’m totally for reducing food deserts, creating less car dependent infrastructure, lowering air pollution, heightening food regulations, investing in preventative healthcare, and addressing causes of stress (a huge determinant of health) like poverty. My worry is that they’re going to act like health is a solely personal issue and do things that make healthcare and food more more expensive without addressing anything else

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

All of those align with the democratic party and of which the republican party denies its existence.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 5w

True. But something must be done for people to get healthier. People need testing to show that certain things ade wrong and put them at risk for a stroke, diabetes, heart attack, etc. And in terms of food security, there was literally a fight over SNAP benefits which doesn’t provide much and cheapest foods are unhealthy So yes technically it’s correct, but they have to do something and it does nothing for genetic conditions. Or ones with no known causes. Or accidents.

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