Are Overpriced Drugs Inflating Premiums?
At the
foodconsumer.org, recent studies have refuted the commonly held notion that garlic supplements can lower cholesterol. While this may seem unimportant to most people, the sad truth is that overpriced cholesterol medications, alongside the rising costs of
health insurance, have lead many people to rely on such home remedies to deal with potentially life threatening diseases.
Having high cholesterol puts people at risk for a number diseases; and these same diseases are responsible for killing more Americans each year than any other sickness out there. Bad cholesterol (LDL) clogs our arteries, leads to heart disease and stroke (the number 1 and number 3 killers in America, respectively), and even to type 2 diabetes.
As a result cholesterol medicines are disappearing from drug-store shelves these days at a record pace. One in five American citizens has high cholesterol, adding up to around 105 million people, and doctors are often quick to prescribe cholesterol medicines due to the growing number of fatalities linked to cholesterol problems. And while getting exercise and following a healthy diet are the best ways to reduce bad cholesterol, Americans historically aren't very good at following such advice, which is yet another why the medicines are so popular.
However at the same time, there are those unfortunate individuals who have inherited high cholesterol levels; this type of cholesterol problem is much harder to control, and there are some sufferers whose risk is so high that their very survival depends on taking cholesterol medications, even if they can do so just until exercise and diet can later control the disease naturally.
Sadly, in today's market of overpriced health insurance premiums and more limited coverage, a person with high cholesterol is more likely to be rejected when they try to purchase insurance, or if not, they are forced to pay very high monthly premiums.
And this is exactly why so many people rely on supplements like garlic when it comes to dangerous conditions like heart disease.
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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 having health insurance coverage is also a necessity for these same individuals: how can someone be expected to discover they have a cholesterol problem, let alone treat it, without adequate medical coverage?
The best thing these people can do is to work on their diet and exercise habits to keep cholesterol levels down as much as possible, ask for less expensive generic versions of drugs when they're needed, and to compare health insurance plans to get the best one they can afford. It's still a competitive market out there right now, and with options like supplemental health insurance, and upcoming legislation aimed at creating affordable
individual health insurance, a savvy shopper can ease some of the burden of their healthcare costs enough to protect their health and their happiness.
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