If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as the Health Secretary, his “making the United States healthy” exercises without significantly reducing the healthcare expenditure that is performed immediately. Can you cooperate with efficiency?
The answer is that you can definitely do it.
At first glance, the DOGE goal, which reduces hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal budget, is likely to automatically oppose very expensive and wasteful healthcare systems. There is a large budget for health and welfare alone Almost $ 1.8 trillionAnd Medicare and Medicade are spent nearby $ 1.5 trillion。 However, consider that much of this money is spending on preventive diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and many cancers.
RFK Jr. has declared a war against chronic diseases. If he succeeded in this, he will not only make us more healthy, but will dramatically reduce the care costs of illness and bring him to the goal of DOGE.
The place that starts with this war is a war with obesity.
Think of this “illness care system” as much more expensive than a true health care system. Obesity is most of the reason. RFK Jr. comes from a famous fierce reformed family, from two uncles to his father. Some of his major targets (including vaccines) are serious criticisms about the food we eat and the fact that most of us live in an unhealthy lifestyle.
The super -processed food we eat can lead to obesity that leads to heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, dementia, hypertension, and many cancers. Eating more organic foods, exercising regularly, sleeping well, and reducing alcohol is a great victory for social health.
Other RFK Jr. targets, such as artificial food coloring, are linked to not only cancer risk but also attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. British research It is associated with a shorter life.
Imagine the case where more dollars have been spent on organic agricultural subsidies, fresh agricultural products at schools, and tax incentives for gym memberships. If we can eat pasta again, imagine how they can do in Europe without gaining weight.
At the same time, I have not opposed the GLP-1 Agonist WEGOVY and Ozempic, or the GLP-1 Plus Gip Drugs Mounjaro or Zepbound. I agree with this to Ilon Musk. They are short -term tools that I can use to fight obesity, and should be covered with insurance even if long -term solutions to the epidemic of obesity and chronic diseases are usually involved in normal lifestyle changes. However, at the same time, it is necessary to protect people who are genetically or environmentally related. We must keep taking care of the illness chronically.
Biotechnology and artificial intelligence, on the other hand, are going to a point where they can help prevent illness before they occur. Star gate program President Trump explained at a press conference with Openai CEO Sam Altman, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, and SoftBank CEO's Masayoshi Son.
The first $ 100 billion expenditure for companies to build a huge AI Databank Inn frustration seems to be inconsistent with the Doge's clear purpose of reducing federal expenditures. But first, money comes from the private sector, and second, the assumed personalized solutions (such as combining cancer markers and cancer vaccine blood screening) actually save money. No matter how expensive to prevent cancer, it will not be more expensive than the cancer itself.
We are in a brave new world of preventive health that occur outside of doctors' offices or hospitals.
I'm not a big slash for Medicare and Medicade. I believe that we will maintain these programs, but we will make them more efficient, focusing on the development of a cheaper, cheaper and healthier population.
Federal government funding must be the most necessary people. Even if you work to prevent illness as much as possible, we must take care of the illness. Heart attacks are often prevented, but congenital heart disease is not possible. Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, but type 2 diabetes is often the case.
Reduce the amount of inflammation in the body (COVID-19) Obviously linked to increase it) Reduce chronic diseases by any means. Eating, sleeping, and exercising, while losing excessive weight, reduces inflammation.
Developing advanced biotechnology and learning how to maintain health while developing advanced biotechnology to help us will not only save lives, but also save a lot of money.
Mark SeagelMD is a medical professor at NYU Languone Health and a medical radio medical director. He is a medical correspondent in Fox News and the author of “”.COVID; Politics of fear and science。 “
