Brock: What’s missing in health care debate? Health!
"There’s something missing from our current debate about national health care. Too few are talking about actual health! We lament the red tape, the gaps in insurance coverage and the costs that seem to escalate daily. But we often forget the central point: Our own individual health and well-being. How can Americans be healthier, feel better and live longer?
I’ve often thought about this as a public official, a state lawmaker, a county supervisor and as an average guy who wants to stay healthy for as long as possible. And there are clear national implications as well. If each of us tried a little harder to be healthier, maybe we wouldn’t have to spend 18 cents of every dollar on doctors, hospitals, insurance and drugs — money that we all know we could put to good use elsewhere.
In fact, health care is one issue in which each of us can play a crucial role — just by the small, personal choices we make in our everyday lives.
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The good news is that becoming healthier is not difficult. It’s as simple as driving closer to the posted speed limit and never while texting. As eating more fruits and vegetables. As drinking water, not sodas. As getting up, walking around, and taking deep breaths every 20 to 30 minutes.
Prevention is the best approach to many of our social ills. In the case of health, it’s the most effective way to restrain the cycle of escalating costs and to reduce the stress on the current medical system. Instead of building more hospital beds, let’s figure out how to create fewer patients."
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