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[Fly Rod]

Originally Posted by spence

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What I ask, is for how much we spend, why aren't we more healthy as a group?

-spence

Candy, Chips, Cookies, over eating, Soda, Sugar, Smoking, Drugs, booze, computer games, etc:

[spence]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

Candy, Chips, Cookies, over eating, Soda, Sugar, Smoking, Drugs, booze, computer games, etc:

So why spend so much? It would seem like most of this is under our personal control.

-spence

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by spence

It would seem like most of this is under our personal control.

-spence

And it should be, we are a free people and can make our own choices, good or bad.

[Fly Rod]

Originally Posted by spence

So why spend so much? It would seem like most of this is under our personal control.

-spence

Personal control= a 5' 6" person weighs in at 250lbs. goes to one of them burger joints takes in 3,000 calories, farts and loses 500 calories. That is personal control.

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by spence

So why spend so much? It would seem like most of this is under our personal control.

-spence

Exactly, personal responsibility rather than government prodding is the answer. Similar to "education" in this country. We spend more than anybody and get relatively little in return compared to other countries. Yet we keep saying that the results just indicate that we haven't "invested" enough. Those who are motivated to learn or to be healthy have a better shot at it than those who wait for help. Of course there are exceptions, but not so that we must redo our entire way of paying for health care. That's why we have funny little sayings such as "don't throw out the baby with the bathwater."

[spence]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Exactly, personal responsibility rather than government prodding is the answer. Similar to "education" in this country. We spend more than anybody and get relatively little in return compared to other countries. Yet we keep saying that the results just indicate that we haven't "invested" enough. Those who are motivated to learn or to be healthy have a better shot at it than those who wait for help. Of course there are exceptions, but not so that we must redo our entire way of paying for health care. That's why we have funny little sayings such as "don't throw out the baby with the bathwater."

Personally I think it's because our lifestyle is so good people simply don't care.

I'm all for health based incentives by the way. It's idiotic that my company won't bother to sponsor 25 dollars a month for a gym membership but they'll contribute 12K towards a health plan that's really lacking in many ways.

The problem isn't investment...the entire system is dysfunctional.

-spence

[Fly Rod]

You want your company to pay for you to go to the gym. Do you go to a gym now?

For the twelve grand that the company pays towards my health care I get more then my monies worth. I wish they would pick up my 20.00 dollar co-pay I could go get one of them juicy burgers.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Fly Rod

You want your company to pay for you to go to the gym. Do you go to a gym now?

For the twelve grand that the company pays towards my health care I get more then my monies worth. I wish they would pick up my 20.00 dollar co-pay I could go get one of them juicy burgers.

I want my HMO to pay for my gym membership - with proof of activity. It's a dual incentive. I get healthier, feel better and save some money. The insurance company pays less because I'm healthier and at an extremely reduced risk due to activity.

I have always been an advocate that the morbidly obese, smokers, proven alcoholics with liver cirrhosis, heroin users with Hep or HIV similarly self-inflicted health issues should *not* be covered by insurance.

No different than being sent to the hospital for alcohol poisoning for drinking too much - which would not be covered by my insurance.

[Fly Rod]

You just want to watch them young ladies sweat.