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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Road Walker who wrote (14359)3/12/2010 9:40:14 AM
From: Lane31 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
Childhood (and adult) obesity, smoking, bad diet, lack of exercise all contribute to chronic disease.

These are not problems that require doctors, for the most part. They are mostly behavioral, like running red lights. Using the medical system on them is not cost effective.

To the extent that we have a bad diet, generally, the federal government deserves much of the blame. So looking to a federal health care system to fix them is even less promising than using the medical system.
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