Are Overpriced Drugs Inflating Premiums?
At
foodconsumer.org, new studies have refuted the commonly held perception that garlic can lower cholesterol. And while this may seem unimportant to some people, the truth is that the overpriced nature of cholesterol medications, alongside the inflated costs of
health insurance, lead many people to rely on home remedies to deal with potentially life threatening diseases.
High cholesterol levels put people at risk for numerous diseases; the same diseases that are responsible for killing more Americans than any other sickness out there. Bad cholesterol (LDL) clogs arteries, leads to heart disease and stroke (number 1 and number 3 killers in this country, respectively), and even type 2 diabetes.
Cholesterol medicines are flying off the shelves these days for numerous reasons. One in five Americans has high cholesterol, around 105 million people, and doctors are often quick to prescribe medicines due to the high number of fatalities linked to cholesterol. And while exercise and diet are the best ways to reduce bad cholesterol levels, Americans aren't very good at following such advice, which is another why the medicines have become so popular.
But at the same time, there are those who have a hereditary high cholesterol level, which is much harder to lower, and there are those whose risk is so high that their survival depends on taking cholesterol medications, even if only until exercise and diet can later control the disease.
Unfortunately, in today's market of outrageous health insurance premiums and limited coverage, someone with high cholesterol is likely to be rejected when they want to purchase insurance, or forced to pay very high monthly premiums.
And this is why so many people rely on supplements when it comes to dangerous conditions like heart disease.
Facts on:
Health Insurance and Cholesterol Medications
Did you know...
Heart disease and stroke are the number 1 and number 3 killers in America?
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But health insurance is also a necessity for these same people; how can an individual even discover their cholesterol problem, let alone treat it, without adequate medical care?
The best thing these individuals can do is to rely on diet and exercise to keep cholesterol levels down, ask for generic versions of drugs when they're needed, and shop carefully for health insurance. It's a competitive market out there, and with options like supplemental health insurance, and upcoming legislation for easing the cost of
individual health insurance, a savvy shopper can ease the burden of healthcare costs enough to protect their health and happiness.
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