Our present healthcare system is in dire need of an overhaul. Health care costs and insurance premiums are rising much faster than household incomes. And many of us are skipping or delaying needed care to keep food on the table or pay our mortgages.
Only comprehensive health care reform will provide Illinois residents with the high quality, affordable coverage we need and deserve. The American Heart Association notes that in order to reinvent health care, prevention is key. We can reduce the burden of heart disease, stroke and other chronic illnesses with plans that include coverage for preventive benefits to help us monitor risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity and lack of physical activity.
Our new president and local officials need to consider the challenges facing heart disease and stroke patients as we struggle to find quality, affordable care. They have the power to change the system into one that helps prevent disease as well as treat it.
To learn more about this important issue, I encourage you to tune in to “Reinventing Health Care,” a special American Heart Association panel discussion that will air on PBS station WILL’s digital Create/World channel on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.. Insight Cable customers can find this broadcast on Channel 220 in Springfield/Decatur. The same channel will re-air the program on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 10 p.m. You can also get more information and learn how to get involved at www.heartsforhealthcare.org.
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