Das US-Magazin “Time” bringt diese Woche die Gesundheit und die Gesundheitsversorgung der Amerikaner als Cover-Story: “The Sorry State of American Health”.
5 Truths About Health Care in America.
If you’re like 67% of Americans, you’re currently overweight or obese. If you’re like 27%, your blood pressure is too high. If you’re like a whopping 96% of the population, you may not be able to recall the last time you had a salad, since you’re one of the hundreds of millions of Americans who rarely eat enough vegetables. And what you do eat, you don’t burn off — assuming you’re like the 40% of us who get no exercise. Most troubling of all, if you’re like any parent of any child anywhere in the world, you may be passing your health habits to your children, which explains why experts fear that this generation of American kids may be the first ever to have a shorter life span than their parents do.
Dazu passend im WallStreet Journal Health Blog:
- America has the best health care in the world.
- Somebody else is paying for your health insurance.
- We would save a lot if we could cut the administrative waste of private insurance.
- Health-care reform is going to cost a bundle.
- Americans aren’t ready for a major overhaul of the health-care system.
Meine Prognose: Die Gesundheitsversorgung wird in den USA das Megathema 2009. Zum Teil werden dort Diskussionen vorweg genommen, die uns in 10-15 Jahren erwarten. Die Baby-Boomer, die geburtenstarken Jahrgänge, kommen dort gerade ins Rentenalter. In Deutschland wird dies ab 2020 der Fall sein. Die demographische Zeitbome tickt.
