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MSN Health released good news this week as studies find that doctors do a good job of treating coronary heart disease before lab work can determine a heart attack. On the other hand, it's too bad that those who can't afford decent medical insurance coverage rarely get these kinds of life-saving treatments.

Of course, it's wonderful to hear that doctors are doing everything they can to save lives. Coronary heart disease is the #1 killer in America, killing more people than all cancers combined.

But sadly, too often it's the size of someone's pocketbook, and whether or not they have medical insurance coverage, that determines whether or not they will survive a heart attack. Less affluent Americans who don't have insurance are more likely to wait when they have symptoms of heart disease, so when they do get to a doctor the condition is much more advanced, and much more expensive.

And the same goes for all sicknesses; having health insurance means having regular checkups that can stop disease before it becomes really dangerous, or even fatal.

Hopefully, as medical insurance coverage takes center stage for upcoming elections, there will be an opportunity to protect all Americans from heart disease, and from the physical and economic costs of not offering affordable insurance options for everyone.