There's been a TON of news lately on health care reform and what it's passage will mean for you, the country, and health in general.  I will not go into any of that here (you're probably happy about that!)  I would simply like to pose a question.  Is what we think of in this country health care or sick care?  What will this reform do to emphasize HEALTH, not just covering sickness? 

It is unfortunate that we are focused on providing care for the sick, while not making a huge effort to prevent that sickness in the first place.  I contend that part of the problem in bringing about true health care is the current emphasis on evidence based medicine.  Don't get me wrong, evidence based medicine is great for our current model, demonstrating best practices and what is the most efficacious choice in patient care for many conditions.  However, it is difficult to design a study including sufficient numbers of people over a sufficient amount of time demonstrating "prevention" of health conditions.  Controlling variables in a situation like this is almost impossible.  So, the alternative to reliance on evidence based medicine in a health care system based on HEALTH, is reliance on clinical judgment, logic and common sense.

What do you think?  How can we put more emphasis on HEALTH?