COUNTING DOWN TO THE END OF HEALTH CARE AS WE KNOW IT How to be healthy without ObamaCare, Medicare or health insurance As we sit on the edge of our seats awaiting word of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, one thing is clear – no matter what the outcome, the days of affordable, accessible and comprehensive health insurance are over for most of us. The state of healthcare is already disastrous; the United States ranks 50th in the world in terms of expected lifespan according to the Central Intelligence Agency. The 2012 report of The Annual Review of Public Health reported that, “…one-third of all deaths in the United States can be linked to [income and economic] inequality.