When I started writing Health For US All last year, my intention was to propose a model where natural health was readily available for our patients in mainstream medicine.
It took several weeks of research for the glaring truth to jump out at me- our nation's health care system- and Social Security reserves- are poised to evaporate if something does not shift dramatically in our U.S. health care system.
Our spending in our illness based health care system is so extreme - Medicare is poised to become insolvent in ten years or so; at that time, it will start draining our Social Security reserves. And in today's economy, that's something that is simply and totally unacceptable.
What's more, it's totally preventable.
Today we are debating a bail out of our financial markets of $700 billion; and this is unacceptable to many Americans, as voiced by their Congressional representives this week.
How many trillions of dollars will we need to bail out our health care system in under ten years if we don't, as a nation, look these problems square in the eye and make some tough decisions.
How much more are we willing to pay for the treatment of illness?
How much are we going to invest in staying healthy?
I believe these are the issues we need to be discussing openly as the Presidential election draws near. We need to learn the fundamentals and be prepared to make our voices known. After the election, it is with near certainty there will be some major changes proposed to our health care system.
Let's make a commitment: Depleting Social Security- Not An Option!
Bailout: Not An Option!
I will not sit here passively and leave this mess to my children, their children or our future generations. We are Americans; we are resourceful, we know what to do about many things and when we don't we know who to ask.
Friends, we're in this together- I will be sharing my proposed solutions in these next weeks and months and I want to hear your solutions. Together- we can- and must- restore health to our health care system- NOW.
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