mattback
November 30th, 2007, 04:49 AM
so i've had this thought for a really long time.
we have like, medicare for old people.
medicaid for like, underprivileged / low income people.
We should totally have like, Medistrong or something, for physically fit, active, healthy individuals who can pass a simple physical fitness test, have proper blood sugar, good blood pressure and cholesterol levels.. kind of like a basic screening..
A cheap way to get affordable health insurance. By maintaining a healthy lifestyle and requiring people to do their part by eating right, being active, I want to think that alot of the common medical problems (adult onset diabetes / chronic obeisity and all the plethora of health problems it causes) can be circumvented.
Does this sound too crazily out of wack? does this seem impossible to do ? Seriously? How hard is it to do a physical fitness assessment? I'm sure you could do it in the time that it takes usually to stand in line and get some papers filled out at the tax office or something.
As someone who doesn't have any health insurance, i'm always thinking about ways that i could make it happen. In a perfect world, you know.
Healthy, strong, diet-smart, fit people should get a break too, once in a while. I mean shoot. I can barely afford $30 a month for my gym membership and routinely run out of nitrean and other stuff because it's expensive.. all of this stuff that keeps me healthy should be taken into account or something and have a "lower risk" insurance plan be available, or something.
And could you imagine? America , here's your universal health care plan. Get in shape, and you qualify for it... i would see heart disease, smoking,going away.
non smoker?
5k in under 30:00?
50 pushups?
50 situps?
good blood pressure?
good blood work ? (cholesterol , triglycerides , iron etc)
Bodyfat percentage and BMI reasonable?
You qualify for MediFit (Medistrong), the United States health insurance plan designed specifically for fit individuals.
only in my dreams, i guess.
we have like, medicare for old people.
medicaid for like, underprivileged / low income people.
We should totally have like, Medistrong or something, for physically fit, active, healthy individuals who can pass a simple physical fitness test, have proper blood sugar, good blood pressure and cholesterol levels.. kind of like a basic screening..
A cheap way to get affordable health insurance. By maintaining a healthy lifestyle and requiring people to do their part by eating right, being active, I want to think that alot of the common medical problems (adult onset diabetes / chronic obeisity and all the plethora of health problems it causes) can be circumvented.
Does this sound too crazily out of wack? does this seem impossible to do ? Seriously? How hard is it to do a physical fitness assessment? I'm sure you could do it in the time that it takes usually to stand in line and get some papers filled out at the tax office or something.
As someone who doesn't have any health insurance, i'm always thinking about ways that i could make it happen. In a perfect world, you know.
Healthy, strong, diet-smart, fit people should get a break too, once in a while. I mean shoot. I can barely afford $30 a month for my gym membership and routinely run out of nitrean and other stuff because it's expensive.. all of this stuff that keeps me healthy should be taken into account or something and have a "lower risk" insurance plan be available, or something.
And could you imagine? America , here's your universal health care plan. Get in shape, and you qualify for it... i would see heart disease, smoking,going away.
non smoker?
5k in under 30:00?
50 pushups?
50 situps?
good blood pressure?
good blood work ? (cholesterol , triglycerides , iron etc)
Bodyfat percentage and BMI reasonable?
You qualify for MediFit (Medistrong), the United States health insurance plan designed specifically for fit individuals.
only in my dreams, i guess.