Cancer - The Uninsured - A Solutio

No policy will cover you for cancer diagnosed before you applied for the policy.

With more than 41 million people uninsured in America today, the lack of health care benefits has a widespread effect on American society.

However, this number does not accurately represent the many additional Americans who went without insurance for any part of that year. According to a new study by Families USA, about 74.7 million people under the age of 65, or approximately one-third of Americans, were without health insurance for all or a part of 2001 and 2002. Of this number, nearly two-thirds were uninsured for six months or more and nearly one-fourth of all those without insurance did not have insurance for the entire two-year period

Most Americans know the uninsured population is increasing, but they do not realize that many of those without insurance are their friends and neighbors. Approximately 80 percent of those without insurance are U.S. citizens and about one-third of uninsured adults have incomes of $50,000 or more. The fastest-growing income segment of the uninsured earns more than $75,000 a year

In fact, 70 percent of those without health insurance are gainfully employed and a full two-thirds of Americans under the age of 65 receive health insurance benefits through their job or that of their spouse or parent.

The effects of going without health coverage are widespread.  When one member of the family lacks health insurance, it results in the decreasing health, emotional well-being and financial stability of the entire household. Fifty-eight million Americans are uninsured or live with a family member that doesn't have insurance, and thesefamilies pay on average more than 40 percent of their medical expenses out-of-pocket.

Individual health also suffers, often far more than many people realize. Even being uninsured for just one year appears to actually diminish one's health.  Americans without health insurance are more likely to die prematurely than those with
insurance, attributing lack of insurance to 360-600 premature breast cancer deaths, [http://CANCER.AMERIPLAN-HEALTHCARE.COM] 1200-1400 deaths among HIV-infected adults, and 1400 premature deaths to hypertension each year.
Uninsured people also are less likely to have routine checkups and screenings, and therefore are more likely to be diagnosed with a disease in its later stages.

Beyond individuals and their families, communities also pay a high price for the uninsured. Areas with high rates of uninsured individuals are more likely to reduce hospital services, divert public resources away from disease prevention and surveillance programs, and reallocate tax dollars to pay for uncompensated medical care.

Americans are looking for solutions, right now.  They have a need now.  Waiting on the Government is not the answer and those that suffer with pre-existing conditions need solutions.  There is one company that appears to be on the cutting edge of supplying an answer

That company is AMERIPLAN-USA.   The company was started in 1992 and is headquarted in Plano, Texas.  What they bring to the table is a menu of HIGHLY DISCOUNTED medical services catering to the uninsured and under insured.
Savings of 50% to 80%.    AmeriPlan Health™ is NOT insurance. It is a health benefits discounted fee-for-service program.AmeriPlan Health™ members receive significant savings on physicians, labs, imaging centers and a full array of medical services. The dental, vision, prescription drug and chiropractic benefits of our program can save you up to 80% on much needed services. You may also realize additional savings on expenses associated with hospital admittances by utilizing the AmeriPlan Health™ Patient Advocacy Program

They focus on the uninsured, and those with pre-existing conditions that are ignored by nearly all Health Insurance Companies.  This company is on the cutting edge of providing a solution to the Healthcare crisis in this country

Commentary provided by
Zane Evan Wright [Multiple Sclerosis and Uninsured
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