Taking a bite out of food oversight just bites us back
Little to nothing in the Affordable Care Act or the Republican replacement effort gets at the issue of reducing health care costs by stopping the true cause of runaway spending: the enormous increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases.
Chronic disease is increasing seven times faster than our population: In 1974, Type 2 diabetes affected 2.2 million Americans. Today? 29 million! Hip and knee replacements have increased annually from 64,000 to over 1 million. You get
the picture.
Why has this happened? Our genes haven’t changed. Our habits and culture have. We need a massive effort to save America … and we think a culture change and a new set of rules instituted by the government (if your representatives have the cojones) are needed.
Regulations Work; Lack of Regulations Causes Big Problems
Research looking at the safety and effectiveness of government food regulations has shown that responsible rules and regulations can pay big dividends — not only when it comes to saving lives and preventing the suffering of millions
of YOU, but also by saving big bucks and making our health care system run more smoothly and efficiently.