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of preventative care is an issue in desperate need of a solution. Those who live without coverage are more often diagnosed with sicknesses when it too late. Mortality rates are significantly higher among the uninsured. Medical attention can be refused to them, even if they obviously have a sickness or injury, so long as it is not life-threatening. In a time of need, people who can't afford to pay a monthly bill are expected to come up with money upfront!

Many wait until a problem is terrible before seeking help because of the cost of care. Sometimes this opportunity comes in the form of an emergency, which creates bills that can be difficult and sometimes impossible to afford. A great deal of people should have been covered in the first place so that they could have been treated sooner. America spends billions annually to treat preventable diseases that weren't caught early on. The country should be working on early diagnoses for everyone; treatment costs much less when problems are found in their beginning stages.

The rising cost of health insurance is certainly a threat. Synergy is an enormous part of the answer. Every American should work together on a solution. Whether it be tax cuts or preventative care, either would work better than current strategies, which are making coverage costlier every year. Growing premiums are not only dangerous for families' financial stability. They are also a threat to their chances at living healthy lives.

Works Cited:

Appleby, Julie; "Rising Health Insurance Costs Eat Up Raises"; USA Today; 04 Nov. 2002; usatoday.com/money/industries/ health/2002-11-03-costs_x.htm

Porter, Eduardo; "Cost of Benefits Cited as Factor in Slump of Jobs"; New York Times; 19 Aug. 2004; query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage .html?res=9801E4D91E3FF93AA257 5BC0A9629C8B63

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