GOP Senator Blames Americans for Most of Their Health Problems
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Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said "70 percent of your health outcomes are determined by you" as his party prepares to gut health care protections.

Summary

Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) claimed that “70 percent” of health outcomes depend on individual choices, blaming Americans for poor health while Republicans plan to cut healthcare protections.

Marshall, a former OBGYN and leader of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Caucus, emphasizes nutrition and preventative care but ignores systemic issues like poverty and racism.

Proposals from the Trump administration and GOP Congress may weaken Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections, reduce access to care, and increase uninsured rates.

Marshall has also supported physician-owned hospitals, benefiting financially from the industry.

  • @grueEnglish
    7•8 hours ago

    SINGLE-FAMILY CAR-DEPENDANT ZONING

    The biggest contributing factor to our obesity is how our built environment itself facilitates a sedentary lifestyle.

    It’s also a major contributing factor to:

    • poor mental health (because of both commuting road rage and lack of “third places” to socialize)
    • the housing crisis
    • wealth inequality
    • climate change
    • plastic pollution (a lot of which comes from tire dust)
    • crime (as a knock-on effect of inequality and poor mental health, plus the legacy of leaded gasoline)