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...appropriate therapy - which we assume means anything from injecting capital to pulling the plug. By using a medical term, Geithner gave the impression that he had some fiscal electrocardiograph that could be strapped to banks to chart the strength of their accounts. But when it comes to a bank checkup, the actual test is far less scientific. (Read "Geithner's Challenge: Selling a Plan Without the Details...
...college student planning to enter the health-care field, I applaud "America's Health Checkup" [Dec. 1]. It's about time we started putting responsibility back into the hands of the individual when it comes to our health. We've gotten into the habit of being reactive instead of proactive, living unhealthy lifestyles and relying on medicine to cure all our ailments. Emphasizing prevention through healthy eating, physical activity and regular checkups is the best approach to take if the U.S. wants to truly fix its health crisis. Sarah Grafelman, KIRKSVILLE...
...Mercer's recent national survey of employers, overall health benefit costs rose 11.6% in 2008 for government employers, compared with just 6% for employers overall. High rates of unionization and collective bargaining account for some of the discrepancy, but weak watchdogs play a role too. (See "America's Health Checkup...
...fact, it’s not hard to envision a future where legislators and advocates from both sides of the aisle could craft a working and durable system to ensure that this new credit is not only verifiable—the easiest solution would be a simple annual checkup at the doctor’s office—but also relatively painless for the average taxpayer. Fiscal conservatives and public health advocates alike would welcome the market-based improvements with open arms...
...Incidentally, requiring the taxpayer to get medical verification of their weight would increase the number of annual checkups, incentivize the elective purchase of health insurance to cover the costs of said checkup, and help in the provision of preventive care, a crucial factor in identifying high-risk patients at an early age and steering them towards lower-risk lifestyles. This alone would likely save millions of dollars down the road, given the sadly preventable nature of many First World diseases, such as heart disease and cancer. Any talk of discrimination from the Marxist and populist critics could be easily dismissed?...