"We all know that health care costs are rising, due in
part to lifestyle choices. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
has said that about 75 percent of health care costs are driven by
lifestyle-related chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, cancer,
diabetes and arthritis," said Randy Brown, executive vice president
of human resources for Anthem's parent company, which also offers Anthem Health
Rewards as part its health plan offerings. "We know that individuals who
are personally accountable and engage in healthy behaviors reap the benefits of
better health."
Anthem
Blue Cross, Blue Shield: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anthem-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-introduces-anthem-health-rewards-market-leading-incentive-based-products-105881098.htm
***
Diabetes Explosion Worldwide: Driven By Unhealthy Lifestyles
***
U.S. Center for Disease Control Reports
That Cases of Diabetes Are Exploding Across All Ages & Races In All States
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6145a4.htm?s_cid=mm6145a4_w
TABLE. Age-adjusted prevalence* of diagnosed diabetes† among adults aged ≥18 years, by U.S. Census region and state — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United States,§ 1995–2010¶
| |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region/State
|
1995**
|
2000
|
2005
|
2010
|
% change (1995–2010)
| ||||
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
| ||
U.S. overall (median)
|
4.5
|
(4.2–4.7)
|
6.0
|
(5.7–6.2)
|
7.2
|
(7.0–7.6)
|
8.2
|
(7.8–8.6)
|
82.2
|
Midwest (median)
|
4.5
|
(3.8–4.9)
|
5.8
|
(5.3–6.2)
|
6.9
|
(6.4–7.4)
|
7.5
|
(7.0–8.6)
|
66.7
|
Illinois
|
5.4
|
(4.6–6.4)
|
6.2
|
(5.3–7.1)
|
7.9
|
(7.0–8.8)
|
8.5
|
(7.6–9.4)
|
57.4
|
Indiana
|
5.1
|
(4.2–6.1)
|
6.0
|
(5.2–7.0)
|
8.1
|
(7.4–8.8)
|
9.3
|
(8.6–10.1)
|
82.4
|
Iowa
|
5.0
|
(4.3–5.9)
|
5.6
|
(4.9–6.5)
|
6.3
|
(5.7–7.0)
|
6.8
|
(6.1–7.5)
|
36.0
|
Kansas
|
4.7
|
(3.9–5.8)
|
5.7
|
(5.0–6.4)
|
6.7
|
(6.2–7.3)
|
7.9
|
(7.4–8.5)
|
68.1
|
Michigan
|
5.6
|
(4.7–6.6)
|
7.0
|
(6.1–8.1)
|
7.9
|
(7.4–8.4)
|
9.6
|
(8.8–10.3)
|
71.4
|
Minnesota
|
3.1
|
(2.6–3.7)
|
4.8
|
(4.1–5.8)
|
5.7
|
(4.9–6.6)
|
6.4
|
(5.6–7.2)
|
106.5
|
Missouri
|
4.2
|
(3.3–5.3)
|
6.4
|
(5.4–7.4)
|
7.5
|
(6.6–8.4)
|
8.7
|
(7.8–9.7)
|
107.1
|
Nebraska
|
4.4
|
(3.5–5.4)
|
4.8
|
(4.0–5.8)
|
7.1
|
(6.5–7.7)
|
7.2
|
(6.6–7.8)
|
63.6
|
North Dakota
|
3.6
|
(2.8–4.6)
|
5.0
|
(4.0–6.2)
|
6.2
|
(5.4–7.1)
|
6.9
|
(6.2–7.7)
|
91.7
|
Ohio
|
4.2
|
(3.1–5.8)
|
6.1
|
(5.1–7.4)
|
7.3
|
(6.5–8.1)
|
9.3
|
(8.6–10.1)
|
121.4
|
South Dakota
|
2.8
|
(2.1–3.8)
|
5.4
|
(4.8–6.2)
|
6.0
|
(5.5–6.6)
|
6.2
|
(5.6–6.9)
|
121.4
|
Wisconsin
|
4.6
|
(3.7–5.7)
|
5.9
|
(5.0–7.0)
|
6.3
|
(5.6–7.1)
|
6.6
|
(5.9–7.4)
|
43.5
|
Northeast (median)
|
4.5
|
(4.0–5.0)
|
5.7
|
(5.0–6.1)
|
6.3
|
(6.1–7.2)
|
7.3
|
(6.8–8.3)
|
62.2
|
Connecticut
|
4.3
|
(3.3–5.5)
|
5.2
|
(4.5–6.0)
|
6.1
|
(5.5–6.9)
|
6.7
|
(6.0–7.5)
|
55.8
|
Maine
|
3.5
|
(2.6–4.6)
|
5.8
|
(4.8–6.9)
|
6.8
|
(6.0–7.7)
|
7.6
|
(7.0–8.2)
|
117.1
|
Massachusetts
|
3.9
|
(3.0–5.0)
|
5.7
|
(5.1–6.3)
|
6.2
|
(5.6–6.8)
|
7.0
|
(6.5–7.5)
|
79.5
|
New Hampshire
|
5.1
|
(4.0–6.5)
|
4.6
|
(3.7–5.7)
|
6.3
|
(5.7–7.0)
|
7.3
|
(6.6–8.1)
|
43.1
|
New Jersey
|
4.5
|
(3.3–6.0)
|
5.6
|
(4.8–6.4)
|
7.3
|
(6.8–7.9)
|
8.5
|
(7.9–9.1)
|
88.9
|
New York
|
4.4
|
(3.6–5.5)
|
6.2
|
(5.3–7.2)
|
7.9
|
(7.2–8.7)
|
8.4
|
(7.8–9.0)
|
90.9
|
Pennsylvania
|
5.5
|
(4.7–6.3)
|
6.5
|
(5.7–7.5)
|
7.5
|
(6.9–8.1)
|
9.2
|
(8.6–9.9)
|
67.3
|
Rhode Island
|
4.6
|
(3.5–5.9)
|
5.8
|
(5.0–6.7)
|
6.2
|
(5.4–7.0)
|
7.3
|
(6.6–8.0)
|
58.7
|
Vermont
|
4.8
|
(4.0–5.8)
|
4.4
|
(3.8–5.2)
|
5.7
|
(5.1–6.3)
|
6.1
|
(5.5–6.7)
|
27.1
|
South (median)
|
4.8
|
(4.3–5.3)
|
6.5
|
(6.4–7.0)
|
8.6
|
(8.1–9.0)
|
9.8
|
(9.0–10.1)
|
104.2
|
Alabama
|
4.7
|
(3.8–5.9)
|
7.3
|
(6.2–8.6)
|
9.3
|
(8.3–10.4)
|
11.3
|
(10.4–12.3)
|
140.4
|
Arkansas
|
5.0
|
(4.0–6.1)
|
5.9
|
(5.0–6.9)
|
7.7
|
(7.0–8.5)
|
8.9
|
(8.0–9.9)
|
78.0
|
Delaware
|
4.4
|
(3.6–5.5)
|
6.3
|
(5.2–7.7)
|
8.3
|
(7.3–9.4)
|
7.9
|
(7.1–8.8)
|
79.5
|
District of Columbia
|
6.1
|
(4.6–7.9)
|
7.4
|
(6.2–8.9)
|
7.6
|
(6.6–8.6)
|
8.0
|
(7.1–9.1)
|
31.1
|
Florida
|
4.8
|
(4.1–5.6)
|
6.2
|
(5.5–6.9)
|
7.9
|
(7.1–8.9)
|
8.6
|
(8.1–9.3)
|
79.2
|
Georgia
|
4.0
|
(3.2–5.0)
|
7.1
|
(6.3–8.1)
|
8.9
|
(8.0–9.9)
|
9.8
|
(8.9–10.7)
|
145.0
|
Kentucky
|
3.6
|
(2.9–4.4)
|
6.3
|
(5.6–7.1)
|
8.6
|
(7.8–9.5)
|
9.3
|
(8.6–10.1)
|
158.3
|
Louisiana
|
6.7
|
(5.4–8.1)
|
6.8
|
(6.0–7.6)
|
9.1
|
(8.1–10.2)
|
9.8
|
(9.1–10.6)
|
46.3
|
Maryland
|
4.4
|
(3.9–5.1)
|
6.5
|
(5.7–7.5)
|
7.1
|
(6.5–7.8)
|
8.9
|
(8.2–9.7)
|
102.3
|
Mississippi
|
6.3
|
(5.2–7.7)
|
7.6
|
(6.5–8.8)
|
9.6
|
(8.8–10.5)
|
11.7
|
(10.8–12.6)
|
85.7
|
North Carolina
|
4.8
|
(4.1–5.7)
|
6.5
|
(5.6–7.4)
|
8.4
|
(8.0–8.9)
|
9.4
|
(8.8–10.0)
|
95.8
|
Oklahoma
|
3.0
|
(2.0–4.3)
|
5.4
|
(4.6–6.2)
|
8.6
|
(7.9–9.3)
|
9.8
|
(9.1–10.5)
|
226.7
|
South Carolina
|
5.0
|
(4.0–6.2)
|
7.2
|
(6.2–8.2)
|
10.1
|
(9.4–10.8)
|
10.0
|
(9.1–11.0)
|
100.0
|
Tennessee
|
5.3
|
(4.3–6.4)
|
7.0
|
(6.0–8.1)
|
8.8
|
(7.9–9.8)
|
10.6
|
(9.6–11.6)
|
100.0
|
Texas
|
5.7
|
(4.6–7.1)
|
6.5
|
(5.7–7.3)
|
8.3
|
(7.7–9.1)
|
10.0
|
(9.3–10.6)
|
75.4
|
Virginia
|
4.2
|
(3.3–5.4)
|
6.3
|
(5.0–7.9)
|
7.0
|
(6.3–7.8)
|
8.3
|
(7.5–9.2)
|
97.6
|
West Virginia
|
4.5
|
(3.7–5.4)
|
7.0
|
(6.1–8.1)
|
9.6
|
(8.6–10.6)
|
10.4
|
(9.5–11.3)
|
131.1
|
TABLE. (Continued) Age-adjusted prevalence* of diagnosed diabetes† among adults aged ≥18 years, by U.S. Census region and state — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United States,§ 1995–2010¶
| |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region/State
|
1995**
|
2000
|
2005
|
2010
|
% change (1995–2010)
| ||||
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
|
%
|
(95% CI)
| ||
West (median)
|
4.0
|
(3.6–4.8)
|
5.5
|
(5.0–6.1)
|
6.5
|
(6.0–6.9)
|
7.3
|
(6.7–7.8)
|
82.5
|
Alaska
|
4.2
|
(2.6–6.7)
|
4.4
|
(3.2–6.0)
|
5.6
|
(4.4–7.3)
|
6.0
|
(4.7–7.7)
|
42.9
|
Arizona
|
4.8
|
(3.5–6.6)
|
5.9
|
(4.2–8.3)
|
7.3
|
(6.1–8.7)
|
7.5
|
(6.6–8.6)
|
56.3
|
California
|
6.2
|
(4.8–7.8)
|
7.1
|
(6.0–8.4)
|
7.4
|
(6.5–8.3)
|
8.6
|
(8.1–9.1)
|
38.7
|
Colorado
|
3.7
|
(2.9–4.8)
|
5.2
|
(4.2–6.5)
|
5.1
|
(4.6–5.7)
|
6.1
|
(5.6–6.6)
|
64.9
|
Hawaii
|
3.5
|
(2.6–4.5)
|
5.1
|
(4.5–5.9)
|
7.0
|
(6.2–7.8)
|
7.6
|
(6.9–8.5)
|
117.1
|
Idaho
|
3.6
|
(2.9–4.4)
|
4.8
|
(4.1–5.5)
|
6.8
|
(6.2–7.6)
|
7.7
|
(7.0–8.5)
|
113.9
|
Montana
|
2.9
|
(2.1–4.0)
|
4.5
|
(3.7–5.4)
|
5.2
|
(4.6–6.0)
|
6.3
|
(5.5–7.1)
|
117.2
|
Nevada
|
5.0
|
(3.9–6.5)
|
6.8
|
(5.1–9.0)
|
7.1
|
(6.1–8.4)
|
8.4
|
(7.2–9.7)
|
68.0
|
New Mexico
|
5.7
|
(4.4–7.3)
|
6.6
|
(5.7–7.6)
|
7.0
|
(6.3–7.8)
|
8.0
|
(7.3–8.7)
|
40.4
|
Oregon
|
4.0
|
(3.3–4.8)
|
5.8
|
(5.0–6.7)
|
6.5
|
(6.0–6.9)
|
6.6
|
(6.0–7.2)
|
65.0
|
Utah
|
4.2
|
(3.3–5.4)
|
5.7
|
(4.7–7.0)
|
6.4
|
(5.7–7.2)
|
7.3
|
(6.7–7.9)
|
73.8
|
Washington
|
3.1
|
(2.6–3.8)
|
5.5
|
(4.8–6.4)
|
6.3
|
(6.0–6.7)
|
7.3
|
(6.9–7.8)
|
135.5
|
Wyoming
|
3.3
|
(2.6–4.2)
|
5.0
|
(4.1–6.0)
|
6.3
|
(5.7–7.0)
|
6.8
|
(6.1–7.4)
|
106.1
|
Puerto Rico
|
11.7
|
(10.1–13.4)
|
9.3
|
(8.3–10.4)
|
12.5
|
(11.4–13.6)
|
12.7
|
(11.6–13.9)
|
8.5
|
***
Dean Ornish: The Interheart study looked at 30,000 men and
women in 52 countries on every continent and found that nine factors—all
related to diet and lifestyle—accounted for more than 90 percent of the risk of
coronary heart disease, which is the No. 1 cause of premature death. So,
your number may be an underestimation.
Steve Burd, CEO Safeway:
Most people really don't have any idea that behavior is that
important.
***
The Wall Street
Jounal cites "unhealthy lifestyle choices" as one of four routinely-noted "drivers"
of healthcare cost. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787304575075843971534082.html
***
If overweight Americans collectively made minor
behavior adjustments and returned to what they weighed in 1991, they would save
the country more than $1 trillion a year. http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/at-least-70-percent-of-health-care-spending-is-related-to-lifestyle/cost-of-healthcare-in-the-u-s/
***
Obese couch potatoes ravage their health with self-sickening behaviors that are tantamount to slow motion suicide.
To prevent the destruction of American prosperity through inordinately expensive Medicare and Medicaid, "The Nanny State" will use regulation and taxation to insure that people eat better and exercise more.
Absent such "Nanny State" initiatives, American conservatives will not only tolerate "Death Panels" but demand them.
Indeed, conservatives will not only demand Death Panels but establish them de facto by dismantling Medicare and Medicaid - either in part or in whole.
***
Economic collapse can happy to any country without proper reform. Aside from searching for an income protection quote, being able to invest properly is a good preparation for an economic collapse.
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