ACOEM advice for healthcare reform~Washington Post

[Guest guest]

Talk about some slick marketing on behalf of the insurance industry and

the US Chamber! ACOEM inferring that the healthcare reform bill is unethical

because it seeks to kill of people so they won't be a burden on Social

Security and Medicare.

" In recent reports and letters to Senate and House leaders, the

Congressional Budget Office says there is no evidence that preventive health

care

saves money -- and that actually it has the potential to do the opposite by

extending the lives of our citizens, who eventually will rely on programs such

as Social Security and Medicare " Pamela Hymel, President of ACOEM

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Pamela A. Hymel: Why preventive care is critical

By Pamela A. Hymel

Monday, November 9, 2009; 6:25 PM

In recent reports and letters to Senate and House leaders, the

Congressional Budget Office says there is no evidence that preventive health

care saves

money -- and that actually it has the potential to do the opposite by

extending the lives of our citizens, who eventually will rely on programs such

as Social Security and Medicare.

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But as leaders in Congress debate the issue of preventive health care, they

should not focus simply on how much it will cost. Rather, they should

think about how much prevention will earn: the potentially huge impact of

work-based disease prevention and wellness programs on our economy and national

productive output. Simply put, a healthier workforce is a more productive

workforce -- on virtually every level one can measure: From an individual's

daily work performance and satisfaction to a company's bottom line and the

nation's gross domestic product......

[Guest guest]

Hey Sharon. Since you have been communicating with the American College

of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for so long, why don't you ask

Pamela Hymel if ACOEM now believes that good preventative healthcare includes

not exposing workers to mold in the workplace. Worth asking, I would

think.

Mulvey son

[Guest guest]

Excellent idea. Better yet, maybe we could get one of their paying

members to ask that.

In a message dated 11/11/2009 4:34:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,

MLMJ75@... writes:

Hey Sharon. Since you have been communicating with the American College

of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for so long, why don't you ask

Pamela Hymel if ACOEM now believes that good preventative healthcare

includes

not exposing workers to mold in the workplace. Worth asking, I would

think.

Mulvey son