Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Disease Care not Health Care

That is the most remarkably accurate term I've ever heard. While there may be some dispute over who said what and when I'm conferring my imginary powers of the definitive on the most brillant professor Mohammad Rahim Tobari chair of the Department of Applied Health Science in IU Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation - Courtesy of Indiana University.

"Historically, our health care system has not been a true health care system but a disease care system, and that notion has to change," he said. "True health care reform must pay attention with not just lip service but with resources for public health and prevention if it is to have a major impact on true health care and also control the skyrocketing health care costs. Therefore, investment in primary and secondary prevention, which are true public health initiatives, must be an integral part of any health care reform." The second element, he said, is that basic coverage for all Americans is fundamental, not only for controlling health care costs but also for investing in the future of the country.

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