 [ Symptoms ] do you have to pay taxes on health plans in the health insurance marketplace at the end of the year  or are they pre taxed like employer sponsored plans [ Disease ] glucosamine and chondroitin are nutritional supplements that are being studied for their effectiveness in treating arthritis jason theodosakis md assistant clinical professor at the university of arizona college of medicine says that first line therapies for the treatment of arthritis should always be improving biomechanics injury prevention weight control and low impact exercise but there is also enough scientific evidence    42 human clinical trials to date    to recommend the use of glucosamine and chondroitin  says theodosakis also the author of the arthritis cure it seems that researchers are having a difficult time confirming the beneficial effects of [glucosamine and chondroitin]  says robert hoffman do chief of rheumatology at the university of miami miller school of medicine the good news is the supplements seem to be safe [at the standard dosage] but it is not clear that they are beneficial i do not feel compelled to highly recommend them but if patients do not mind taking another pill    and paying for a pill that may or may not help them    it seems quite reasonable and really there is not anything else that helps slow the progression of osteoarthritis 