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The lack of affordable health coverage in America today has been linked to an increased rate of stroke in the last 5 years.

At emaxhealth.com, a study in the April issue of the Journal of the Society of General Internal Medicine found people without health insurance are more likely to forego routine physical exams, and had a higher risk of being unaware of a personal diagnosis of high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol levels - all risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

And a reduced awareness of cardiovascular risk factors is associated with increased rates of stroke and death.

Of course, health coverage is most difficult to find for those who are lower on the economic scale. Though, these days, even the middle class can't afford decent health coverage. As a result, poor people are more likely to suffer from stroke than those who make more money.

Here again is how a poorly designed and managed healthcare system is hurting Americans.

Hopefully, upcoming legislation will make it easier to afford health insurance. In the meantime, the most basic health coverage that includes preventative checkups would help to prevent stroke, and a host of other diseases that plague the uninsured.