Strong and Vital No 4

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Health Costs Explode

Prof Ingo Froböse Takes a Position on a Statement by Dr Karl Lauterbach

«The only thing that is EXPLODING are healthcare costs », said Dr Karl Lauterbach, Germany’s Minister of Health (disease expert * ) at the end of May 2024. Prof. Ingo Froböse, sports scientist and health expert, responds with the following wise sentences. This message was posted on Linkedin by Prof Froböse at the beginning of June. It actually concerns all health ministers in Europe * :

«Is it really that surprising? I don ’ t think so, because the data is known to all experts. We have known for 60 years that the babyboomer genera tion would be age 60+ now! We also see from the statistics that people in Germany (and throughout Europe * ) are becoming chronically ill at an ever earlier age and are therefore losing their mobility and independence far too early (they are no longer FIT* for everyday life ).

Dear Mr Lauterbach, this has nothing to do with an explosion, but is a development that was entirely foreseeable. However, you and politicians (throughout Europe * ) have been turning a blind eye to the solution for many years. We must prevent people from falling ill too early due to their lifestyle. In other words, we urgently need compre hensive and sustainable prevention (i.e. staying FIT* for everyday life ). In addition, we need modern, genuine rehabilitative care to enable people who are already dependent on short-term care to become independent again. ( FIT* for everyday life ). Incidentally, this is all in the law: prevention before rehabilitation and rehabilitation before care! Strange, isn ’ t it? Why don ’ t you act accordingly?»

* Comments from the Strong and Vital editorial team

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