Who are you voting for President next year? If you're into freedom of health choices, you may want to turn your attention to candidate Ron Paul. This isn't an endorsement of course, but a look into his health care proposals.

Paul looks to support health freedom through his support of the "Health Freedom Protection Act." This act of Congress (literally, heh) seeks to end censorship of nutritional supplement health claims while providing scientifically accurate information as it relates to natural health products outside the pharmaceutical industry's "drug" approach.

What do you think?It's amazing to see what can't be published about natural health products while manufactured, synthetic products claim health benefits all over the place. Is Paul the right person to restore equal access to public information without some industry meddling in the muck? What do you think?

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In his state of the state speech on Tuesday night, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed sweeping healthcare reform -- essentially, championing a plan that would require every Californian to buy health insurance. While the plan has public support, some have expressed concerns about the how the new initiative will be executed.

This plan is similar to the one Massachusetts implemented last year.

California intends to expand it's Medicaid program and penalize employers that don't offer coverage, while redirecting charity funds and raising taxes on hospitals to defray the $12 billion cost of the proposal.

However, Anmol Mahal, president of the California Medical Association, believes that "Doctors and hospitals will be forced to pass the cost on to their patients, which could actually decrease many Californians` access to healthcare. It is not a tax on physicians or doctors, but rather sick Californians."

What do you think? Do you believe universal healthcare is important? Do you think it's feasible?

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