Why Are You Paying More For Health Care?

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http://www.mercola.com/2003/sep/24/health_care_costs.htm

 

 

Why Are You Paying More For Health Care?

 

 

Health care costs to employees in employer-sponsored health plans have risen

some 48 percent over the last three years and will likely increase again in

2004.

Although employers still pay the majority of the costs, employees are facing

higher insurance premiums, deductibles and prescription drug co-payments.

Deductibles and co-payments for hospital care, which were once rare, are also

becoming more common as employers try to shift more costs to workers.

 

New York Times September 10, 2003 (Free Registration Required)

 

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

Ever wonder why you are paying more and more for health care?

 

The answer is quite simple and you likely already know it if you are a regular

reader of this newsletter. The drug companies are extracting their

ever-increasing toll from all of us. The costs of the fatally flawed traditional

medical paradigm, which in no way, shape or form addresses the foundational

cause of disease, are steadily increasing. We are currently approaching $2

trillion for health care spending in the United States, and this will increase

to $3 trillion by the end of the decade.

 

The business community can only shelter their employees from this

ever-increasing cost for so long before they will start to feel some of the pain

from relying on drugs and surgery to treat symptoms rather than addressing the

emotional short-circuitings, eating and exercise habits that cause well over 90

percent of all diseases people acquire.

 

Retail pharmacies will fill nearly 4 billion prescriptions this year in the

United States. Does anyone really believe that we need that many drugs?

 

Fortunately, there are many options available to achieve optimal health and

reverse chronic disease, and regular readers of my newsletter are familiar with

many of them. These include avoiding grains and sugar, as discussed in my book,

The No-Grain Diet, regular exercise, addressing emotional issues and getting

enough high-quality sleep.

 

Ultimately, it seems the solution to this challenge that is consuming over 15

percent of our gross national product is to change the insurance industry to

include coverage for only catastrophic disease.

 

My deductible on my personal health insurance policy is $10,000. Some may gasp

at the high amount, but I have had that same deductible for the last 20 years,

and I have saved well over $50,000 in unpaid insurance premiums. So even if I

had to pay the deductible five times I would still be ahead.

 

But can anyone guess how much I have paid for my personal health care in the

last 20 years? If you guessed close to zero you are correct. I am sure the

amount is well under $100. You see, one of the benefits of eating healthy and

exercising regularly is that you very rarely get sick or require the use of

expensive traditional medical interventions.

 

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