There's good news and bad news. According to new statistics, health spending is flattening out for Medicare and Medicaid. This is attributed partly to the recession but also to changing behaviors of consumers. The second item is that the States are receiving less income from their “tobacco bonds”, a sign that Americans are smoking less. On the down side, obesity keeps growing, especially in the South. On my first trip to Atlanta we went in to a Krispy Kreme shop to give it a try. We found ourselves chatting with a customer who said he just came from a funeral. I'm not making this up but he said his friend was buried in a red, white and green Krispy Kreme casket. The donut tolls for thee. Medical expenses, hence the deficit, could be reduced greatly if we only made healthy lifestyle choices. Control your weight, exercise and eat nutritious foods. We're not Sweden but we don't have to be Mississippi either.
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