text_combined: srholdtcoxnet interesting comments high blood pressure control medication process trying get short term coverage husband turned 65 insurance expired got board medicare december trying purchase short term insurance december 1st medicare kicks high blood pressure even though control awhile issue insurance agent helpful mentioned hippa yesterday trouble three short months coverage sharon holdt lwv oc ca joannfieldsverizonnet wrote paper shows us may helpful rather look entire 47 million uninsured break look separately portion diabetes portion hypertension opens discussion new better ideas offer affordable insurance opinion community center diabetics could go get supply insulin syringes strips glipizide etc minimal cost run medicines center a1c test done fingerstick many patients use walmarts 4 list get glipizide metformin also walmart lower price walmart brand insulin product could try cooperative agreement local county state government local walmart hold clinics walmart store use medicines 4 list would also highlight problem cost insulin glucometer strips needs brought somehow puzzle low cost generic insulin basic daytoday needs diabetic hypertensive patients handled way maybe insurance companies could come affordable plan catastrophic coverage polirichaolcom date 20080805 tue pm 020809 cdt lwvhealthcare subject lwvhealthcare millions chronic illness go untreated ny times august 5 2008 millions chronic disease get little treatment reed abelson millions americans chronic disease like diabetes high blood pressure getting adequate treatment among nations growing ranks uninsured central finding new study published tuesday medical journal annals internal medicine study first detailed look health uninsured estimates one every three workingage adults without insurance united states received diagnosis chronic illness many people forgoing doctors visits relying emergency rooms medical care study said report based analysis government health surveys adults ages 18 64 years old estimated 11 million 36 million people without insurance 2004 latest year study received chroniccondition diagnosis people modern therapies kept trouble said dr andrew p wilper studys lead author therapies someone diabetes hypertension routine widely available insurance said dr wilper medical instructor university washington seattle recent government estimate number people country without health insurance 47 million means proportions found study remained constant might nearly 16 million people country chronic condition insurance pay medical care nearly quarter uninsured chronic illness surveyed said visited health professional within last year 7 percent said typically went hospital emergency room care lot people suffering lack health insurance said dr steffie woolhandler another studys authors physician associate professor medicine harvard people high blood pressure example risk catastrophic medical events like stroke getting drugs need doctor monitor disease said karen davis president commonwealth fund fund foundation new york specializes health care research done research lack adequate medical care among uninsured study published tuesday may underestimated exactly many people uninsured chronic illness includes already received diagnosis authors said individuals conditions diagnosed seeing doctor nurse included studys authors say findings cast doubt common assumption many uninsured tend young healthy requiring little way medical care many actually chronic conditions may expensive treat cost covering uninsured often underestimated said dr woolhandler advocates nationalized system health care massachusetts said states effort overhaul health insurance system cover residents costing much expected led universal coverage policy makers assumed people would healthy state experiments failed cost said study describes harsh consequences neglecting easily treatable diseases many people 114 million uninsured americans serious chronic conditions access care seems unobtainable many may face early disability death result studys authors said looking car thats sporty fun fits budget read reviews aol autos currently subscribed lwvhealthcare joannfieldsverizonnet unsubscribe send blank email leave7995812310276aeb491358562192f5feced7ba46dde1elistslwvorg currently subscribed lwvhealthcare srholdtcoxnet unsubscribe send blank email leave7996521432570ce6c47feb347a4b949f1b2993969ac0flistslwvorg currently subscribed lwvhealthcare 1b10055440efac18fc80423f8be268d5mailreuttercouk unsubscribe send blank email leave8005182905919f98f1b2721e7d78ac4be9537845ff3f7listslwvorg thu 07 aug 2008 142914 0400 lwvhealthcare millions chronic illness go untreated ny times