Health for US All

Suffering from a Ritalin deficiency?

Todays health care system is focused almost exclusively on the treatment of illness; that implies we, as people, are suffering from various deficiencies that can only be corrected through the use of medication. That includes stimulants, benzodiazepines, addicting pain medications just to name a few.

That being said, millions of Americans are prescribed medication, and do quite well, most often in conjunction with a solid health and wellness plan.

But are the health reform debates addressing the overreliance of medication in our health care system today? And could it be that we could drastically lower health care costs by utilizing medication more judiciously and conservatively?

Moving Forward or Backwards?

My greatest concern with single payer insurance is what it will do for the integrative health advances in this country. To date, our government sponsored health plans have minimal access to natural health and wellness services.  And single payer means no freedom of choice. It's the government's way or no way.

Friends, this is our health we are talking about! Right now we do have some health freedom- we are looking to expand our health freedoms- not destroy them!

Before we rush into any health reform proposal, let us as Americans read the fine print very carefully. The decisions we are making today will affect us and our generations to come. Let us not be fools and rush in.....

Medicare- Crisis Waiting to Happen- For All?

It's no secret Medicare is in crisis; for the second year in a row, the Social Security trustees declared a "Medicare fund warning"- in short, with the era we are in with baby boomers retiring, Medicare will soon be depleted, putting our Social Security reserves at very high risk.

The new single payer, universal health care proposal is called "Medicare For All"- HR 676- The United States National Health Insurance Act. It all sounds great, except that no one is addressing the fact that Medicare Part A is scheduled to become insolvent by year 2019. The Social Security Trustees have triggered a "Medicare Fund Warning" two consecutive years in a row. We can only hope HR 676 never passes, for if it did, Medicare would become insolvent in the next few years- and take our Social Security with it. And in today's economic times, that is, quite frankly, totally unacceptable.

Millions of Americans seek freedom of choice by combining high quality natural health products and services with some quality mainstream health care. Doesn't that sound more cost effective? Keeping people healthy and preserving freedom of choice. I don't want us to be having this conversation in the next 3 years- what to do when Medicare runs out- let's face it, our economy cannot sustain any more major blows.Ler's choose health- and health freedom- now. 

We've Got Work to Do....

A recent study by the Commonwealth Fund revealed that 82% Americans believe the U.S. health care system needs to be fundamentally rebuilt or overhauled.

Yet, what does this mean to Americans?

And what does this mean to you?

If you believe our health care system would benefit from an overhaul, or at least a "face-lift", please help us by sharing your thoughts. If you could include what you need from our health care system and are not getting, that would help alot.

I also think the more specific you can be, the better.

And thanks for taking the time to give us this very important feedback. It's amazing what can be accomplished from a group of concerned citizens- and patients- after all this is our health care system-THANK YOU!