Get Healthy = Keep Your Job

Anyone who lives in Michigan knows one thing about our current job market: it's blows.

One of the issues that I don't think has gotten as much attention as it should as one of the causes of this is the cost of health care. The cost of health care in this nation has consistently increased in near double digit percentages over the last several years.

One way we can help change this is by getting healthier. Think about it. You stop smoking, start eating healthy, and start exercising. What do you notice? You don't get sick as often, your cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure are normal, which in turn means you don't need to go to see a doctor as often, which then turns into a decrease in health care cost.

We can't continue to have these huge increases in health care costs. I would guess that most people pay a percentage of their health insurance premium through their employer, but the vast majority of the overall premium is paid by the employer. Ladies and gentlemen, if these health care costs keep increasing at the rate they are currently, you can kiss that free ride goodbye.

And what happens then? What happens when you retire and all of a sudden you have to pay nearly the entire health insurance premium yourself, or have only insurance that covers hospital emergencies and you have to pay all your other medical expenses out of pocket?

If you start now, you could essentially be saving yourself thousands of dollars in out of pocket medical expenses simply by getting into a healthy lifestyle. Which would you rather have money for? To pay for nice gifts for your grandchildren, or be strapped financially because of those medical expenses that could have been avoided? It's your call but, I would think the answer is obvious.

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