By Rita Greenwood
HEALTHCARE forces society to put a value on human life. The value of productivity & economic efficiency, are measured against health & wellbeing, therefore an asymmetry of info between patients and doctors exist. And there is no agreement about what the trade-off between price and health should be. This lack of general consensus seems to correspond with the political ideology of the group or individuals who are directly affected financially or medically.
For instance, conservatives claim that (OBAMACARE) means more cost whereas liberals claim the benefits of expanded coverage for people currently without. Anxiously some of us await the Supreme Court’s decision as to the Constitutionality of this law. Meanwhile, we need healthy workers for a productive economy. And some people can’t wait to be well.
If we adopt a “health before wealth” psychology, we may begin to see the difference and to heal. Our moral values rise in direct relation to economic development as “people are put before profits” and “outcomes are measured not incomes”. For the sake of our own mortality, can the American Healthcare System adopt a humanizing not monetizing, green not mean, organic not synthetic, gardens not machines, health-caring not health-scaring approach to the human mind & body? For the sake of abundance & quality of human life are we personally able to balance our finances in this constant struggle between capitalism & socialism?
I’m not waiting for anyone to decide for me. I’m living off the land and going green! Please join me at Val’s Porch to support caring & sharing, giving-back not lack, figs not pigs, good food not trash, grain not gain, tents & trees not towers and prevention not tension. There is much to be said about being healthy from the inside- out.
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