maybe you meant "we asked for the govt to help with our healthcare" (i.e. universal health care), but even then, not all americans are asking for our govt to help with it.

that said, youre right that if they pay for it, they should be within their right to make it prohibitively expensive for those people who do not treat their bodies correctly. however, that gets back to the argument of benchmarking, compliance and enforcement. how messed up will that process be like?

..i can hear Cartman saying "I'm not fat, I'm just big boned!"