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2) For Lung cancer, the recommended preventive strategy is to basically stop smoking through a nictoine patch. This will cost $ 300. Now, if someone has to be treated for this cancer, it will cost $ 20,833 per year.

3) For Heart Disease, the recommended preventive strategy is simple: Exercise. Ms. Loeb notes that a gym membership costs about $ 402/year (average). But, treating it costs $ 4215/year.

4) For Diabtes, the key is nutritional counseling. It costs between $ 50-$200 per session. But, the treatment costs $ 2414/year.

5) Skin Cancer's prevention is also quite simple: wearing sun screen. Spending $ 11/bottle will prevent spending $ 665 for a simple visit.

Source: Really Long Link retrieved November 4, 2009.

The treatment costs is an average cost. So, it is simple common sense to create programs that encourages such behavior and insures that the subsequent costs are avoided. But, to ask Insurance Companies for a leap of faith which is quite a challenge in light of all that they have done to thwart health reform. This also includes all their apologists in Congress--including the entire Republican members along with Senators Lieberman, Landreax, Linclon, Bayh & Nelson.
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