Whole Foods Style Health Care Reform

The co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods wrote an interesting piece on health care. Some of the points
+ health care is not a right, even in Canada and the UK
+ many degenerative diseases (heart disease, cancer, obesity) are choices
+ allow tax-deductible donations to help those who don't have health care
+ encourage high-deductible health care plans


The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare
Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.

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• Equalize the tax laws so that employer-provided health insurance and individually owned health insurance have the same tax benefits. Now employer health insurance benefits are fully tax deductible, but individual health insurance is not. This is unfair.

• Repeal all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines.
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• Repeal government mandates regarding what insurance companies must cover.
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