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An AARP national study has found that the cost of prescription drugs, one of the leading reasons that medical insurance coverage costs have gone up, is hitting the Hispanic and African American communities hardest of all.

According to the study at prnewswire.com, "the high costs of prescription drugs led many Hispanics and African Americans to take desperate measures, like delaying filling a prescription or skipping doses."

It's a vicious cycle: the outrageous costs of medical insurance coverage make it difficult for most people to find insurance they can afford, and many of those who end up without health insurance are from Hispanic and African American Communities.

As a result, they often can't get access to the prescription drugs they need, or they simply can't afford them.

And the high cost of those prescription drugs leads to higher prices for medical insurance coverage, completely excluding large communities of people from the medical care that they need.

Something must be done quickly to remedy such an unfair situation. Hopefully, upcoming legislation will address the issue, moving us toward a healthcare system that doesn't care about where you are on the economic ladder.