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Health Care Reform's Public Wellness Measures

April 6, 2010 - by Eric Naing

Outlets like the New York Times and Miller-McCune have done a good job of documenting the many easily overlooked policies aimed at improving public wellness embedded in the Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590). These policies range from mandatory calorie counts on chain restaurant menus to the infamous tax on indoor tanning. Are these measures a responsible move by the government to improve public health or another example of out-of-control nanny statism? Here is a closer look at some of these provisions. Take a look and I'll let you decide.

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