[Vision2020] Say What?

[Joe Campbell]

Bingo! I checked with my doctor friend again and it is 95% in the last  
two weeks. (Actually he's not sure if it's two weeks or month but he's  
certain it is something short like that.) Nor do I see us, as a  
culture, losing the fear of death any time soon; nor will others stop  
exploiting it.

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On Jul 28, 2009, at 1:38 AM, Dave <tiedye at turbonet.com> wrote:

> Fat cats cashing in on our fears.
>
> Dave
>
>
> Joe Campbell wrote:
>> I heard a statistic yesterday that we pay 95% of healthcare costs in
>> the last two years of our lives.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com
>> <mailto:rforce2003 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Unfortunately, chronic disease accounts for most health care  
>>> spending:
>>>
>>> "What is surprising for many to learn is the degree to which the
>>> rapid growth in chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease,
>>> cancer and arthritis, and related conditions such as obesity, are
>>> driving cost increases — and the implications this has for our
>>> national economy.
>>>
>>> Today, nearly half of Americans suffer from one or more chronic
>>> diseases, and treatment of chronically ill Americans accounts for
>>> more than 75 percent of our nation’s healthcare spending. In Med 
>>> icare
>>> and Medicaid, spending rates on the chronically ill are even higher:
>>> 96 percent and 83 percent of total spending, respectively."
>>> http://thehill.com/op-eds/chronic-diseases-overlooked--as-healthcare-cost-burden-2009-03-30.html
>>>
>>> Ron Force
>>> Moscow, ID USA
>>>
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