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Originally Posted by perrjojo
My son is a physician and if you ask him, he will tell you the problem with medicine is the patients. They don't take prescribed meds...they don't lose weight, they don't stop smoking, they don't stop drinking, they don't exercise, they don't eat a healthy diet. I guess it just depends on who you ask what answer you will get.
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I believe it. Perhaps some research is needed to find out the best way to go about informing patients of the harm they are doing to themselves. I know it's a long shot but it might help someone.
Perhaps a system of incentives or penalties. Some smokers have to pay more for their health insurance. Why don't overweight people pay more? Why don't normal weight people get a rebate on their monthly premium?
For those who are overweight, why aren't dietitians covered by insurance? An overweight person might be allowed to go a limited number of times to get them on the right path.