Reduce health costs by preventing childhood obesity
Obesity and obesity related illness accounts for an enormous health care expenditure in the US today: approaching 150 billion dollars annually. In an era of health care reform and cost containment, preventative medicine is essential to success. Rather than rearranging networks, separating doctors from patients and limiting choice, our government may be more effective in reducing health care costs by focusing on slimming waistlines throughout the US.
According to a recent …