transforming the healthcare system: a focus on prevention.

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The article presents the author's suggestions on transforming the U.S. healthcare system by focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. He discusses the drawbacks of the present healthcare system, and the consequences of rising unhealthy behavior and poor lifestyles. He describes the preventive measures that people can adopt to avoid various diseases like diabetes and heart disease. He states the importance of private-public partnership to make disease prevention a national priority and informs about corporate employers offering wellness programs to their employees. The actions of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the role of healthcare finance executives in this regard are also mentioned.