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Co-op's Are Not The Answer
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Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with private co-op's. However, publicly established private co-op's are not the answer to our healthcare situation - increased free market competition is. Let the market work without government manipulation. The fact is that privately established co-op's, like Group Health, have been doing quite well by providing affordable options. Uncle Sam will only foul things up.
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What we need is a reduction of government involvement. A medical version of Freddie and Fannie won't bring about positive change in healthcare (remember the housing debacle?). Urge your elected representatives to not accept this "co-op baby step" to social medicine. Who knows, maybe they are actually listening.
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Additionally, keep in mind that we are only talking about 15% of Americans that are without health insurance (how many are illegals?). That means the remaining 85% are insured. While there is no doubt that we would all like costs to go down, is that a reason to surrender our freedoms to government control? Would more private competition among insurers across state borders help to lower costs? I think that it would.
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Finally, we need to understand that our lifestyle choices are the real problem effecting good health. Poor health is most often due to things like smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy eating. These lifestyle choices can lead to conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and a multitude of heart and cancer conditions. If we truly want to lower our costs, and gain a measure of security when it comes to our health, then we should place more importance on our lifestyle than we do on our health insurance. And we don't need a bureaucrat to hold our hand. For crying out loud, put out the cigarette, drop the chips and remote, grab an apple and go for a walk! We know what we ought to do to be healthy.
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For more information about lifestyle and healthcare, read this article at SmallGovTimes.com.
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