Let me hit you with a headline:
Medicaid seeks budget increase of $143M
Let me repeat it:
Medicaid seeks budget increase of $143M
One more time to let it sink in:
Medicaid seeks budget increase of $143M
That’s $143 million dollars that could go to education. Or about anything else in the state budget.
But it’s not.
Medical expenses are soaring. You know that. You’ve been to the doctor. You’ve watched your insurance cost more and cover less. It’s easy to hate Obamacare, but it’s equally easy to realize the system is broken — and breaking further.
I worked out for an hour this morning. I ran a 1/2 mile to warm up. I did planks, pushups and leg lifts. I did drills, lifted weights. I got my heart rate soaring. I ran up and down stadium stairs. I came home and skipped banana-nut bread and ate oatmeal.
I took charge of my health.
I am 45-years old and don’t take any medication. My blood pressure is below normal and my cholesterol hovers under 150. My body fat is down and my mind is clear (for the most part.)
Let me throw this at you one more time:
Medicaid seeks budget increase of $143M
We have GOT to start taking control of our own health. I’ve had cancer — I know there are times when you need a doctor. But I’m going to do everything I can to make sure I do my part to keep medical costs down.
Something has to give. And it starts with me.