Health Care Reform is Coming to You

From the message I saw on a bumper sticker “The Republican Health Plan: Don’t get sick!” to the disruptive town hall meeting with Senator Tom Harkin http://harkin.senate.gov/ in Des Moines Iowa with a participant yelling “This is not health reform, this is control, control over our lives” ...and the many issues, emotions and miles in between...we are in for the ride of our lives with health care reform! Whether or not you are engaged in the ongoing debate, even if you don’t care....health care is coming to your town...and it is coming to you! The day will come when you will need it, so it is wise to start preparing now for that eventuality. One thing you can count on will be increased government control, intervention, and decision making without you. I empathize with the passionate outcry that this is very much about control over our lives. Without even knowing the outcome of the health care reform nightmare (which will take months to years to comprehend it all) it is possible to start now to take control of your life and your health.

The first and most important step is to take an honest self–assessment of your own health status. Are you healthy, do you understand your health risks, are your lifestyle choices threatening your health or are you proactively engaged in getting and staying healthy? All this will have a profound effect on your involvement in the emerging health care system. I hope you are preparing to be in control of your health and your life. To find out more on exactly how our government explains what is happening in health care reform visit the site:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/