Three-quarters of Americans believe U.S. funding for prevention should be increased, according to a poll released today by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Respondents rated investing in prevention a higher priority than several other health care reform proposals, including providing tax credits to help small business provide health insurance to employees and prohibiting health insurance denials based on age or pre-existing conditions. "This report shows that the American people believe prevention and wellness are the cornerstones of a high performing health care system. And they're right," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT). "Today, we spend nearly $800 billion on health problems that are directly linked to lifestyle and poor health habits each year ? about one third of our total health care spending."