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UK Against Fluoridation

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses

By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.
With prescription drugs playing a key role, average annual out-of-pocket medical costs -- those not covered by health insurance -- rose from $427 per American in 1996to $741 in 2005, researchers wrote in the journal Health Affairs.
Adjusting for inflation, that translated to 39 percent more in out-of-pocket spending per person over that time, according to Kathryn Paez of Maryland-based health research organization Social & Scientific Systems Inc. and colleagues.
The figures were much higher among the elderly. For example, a person insured through the Medicare program for those 65 and older who had three or more chronic conditions paid an average of $2,588 of out-of-pocket medical expenses.
A separate report published in the journal on Tuesday showed U.S. health care spending rose to $2.2 trillion in 2007, or $7,421 per person.
Based on government survey data, 44 percent of Americans in 2005 had at least one chronic medical condition, which could include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, cancer, arthritis, heart failure and others. That compares to 41 percent in 1996.
The study did not look directly at the causes of the increases, but there appear to be several factors.
The rise in Americans with multiple chronic illnesses comes as obesity and sedentary lifestyles have grown more common. Obesity contributes to many chronic ailments including diabetes. U.S. health officials say the rate of new cases of diabetes soared by about 90 percent in the past decade.
TRIPLE BURDEN
But the percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses rose even more sharply.
It jumped from 13 percent in 1996 to 22 percent in 2005 for ages 45 to 64, to 45 percent for ages 65 to 79, and rose from 38 percent to 54 percent for those 80 and older. Among all ages, it went from 7 percent in 1996 to 13 percent in 2005.
"The burden of chronic conditions is becoming heavier. People who already have chronic conditions no longer just have one. Now they might have three," Paez said in a telephone interview.
Chronic disease accounts for three-fourths of the more than $2 trillion spent on health care yearly in the United States.
The chronic disease increase was seen not just among the very oldest age groups but also in middle age and early old age -- regardless of sex, race, ethnicity and income level.

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  • www.dianabuckland.webs.com said...

    We in Queensland Australia are taking on our Government - they had damn well better stop poisoning We The People - we will no longer be their lab rats and their silicofluoride S6 toxic waste (sourced from industry) disposal units - see info on www.dianabuckland.webs.com

    CALLING A GLOBAL REVOLUTION - AND TELL THESE CROOKS WHO ARE POISONING US THAT THE 'FLUORIDE' GAME IS UP!

    RALLY AGAINST CHEMICAL WATER FLUORIDATION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE BRISBANE 9 AM - 11 AM 10TH FEBRUARY, 2009

    Calling a Global Revolution against S6 poisons silicofluorides in our water supplies as "water fluoridation schemes". These are dangerous poisons and the Evidence of Extreme Harm has been suppressed http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/33574

    POISON IN YOUR WATER SUPPLIES http://www.redox.com/msds/data/sosili.html
    Say No to water fluoridation S6 poisons globally.

    Paul Connett's FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK www.fluoridealert.org/
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER www.qawf.org
    PEOPLE'S CLASS ACTION TRUST www.peoplesclassaction.org
    *FLUORIDE *INFORMATION* AUSTRALIA* www.dianabuckland.webs.com
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER GOLD COAST www.thehealthvine.net
    Say No to Recycled Sewerage & fluoride www.goldcoastwaterwatch.webs.com

    Diana Buckland
    MCS-GLOBAL WEBSITE: www.mcs-global.org
    Awareness, Education, Information & Recognition of Chemical Injury,
    Chemical Hypersensitivity, Chemical Sensitivity/MCS & other
    chemically induced illnesses & diseases affecting civilians & military personnel
    Global Chemical Pollution & the disastrous effects on human health & environmental health - CANCER AND THE CHEMICAL CONNECTION
    Kallangur, Queensland, Australia
    phone 61+7+32853573
    Email: dbucklan@bigpond.net.au

    Only after the last tree has been cut down
    Only after the last river has been poisoned
    Only after the last fish has been caught
    ONLY then will you realise that money cannot be eaten
    Cree Indian Prophecy


    --
    RALLY AGAINST CHEMICAL WATER FLUORIDATION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE BRISBANE 9 AM - 11 AM 10TH FEBRUARY, 2009

    Calling a Global Revolution against S6 poisons silicofluorides in our water supplies as "water fluoridation schemes". These are dangerous poisons and the Evidence of Extreme Harm has been suppressed http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/33574

    POISON IN YOUR WATER SUPPLIES http://www.redox.com/msds/data/sosili.html
    Say No to water fluoridation S6 poisons globally.

    Paul Connett's FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK www.fluoridealert.org/
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER www.qawf.org
    PEOPLE'S CLASS ACTION TRUST www.peoplesclassaction.org
    *FLUORIDE *INFORMATION* AUSTRALIA* www.dianabuckland.webs.com
    QUEENSLANDERS FOR SAFE WATER GOLD COAST www.thehealthvine.net
    Say No to Recycled Sewerage & fluoride www.goldcoastwaterwatch.webs.com

    Diana Buckland
    MCS-GLOBAL WEBSITE: www.mcs-global.org
    Awareness, Education, Information & Recognition of Chemical Injury,
    Chemical Hypersensitivity, Chemical Sensitivity/MCS & other
    chemically induced illnesses & diseases affecting civilians & military personnel
    Global Chemical Pollution & the disastrous effects on human health & environmental health - CANCER AND THE CHEMICAL CONNECTION
    Kallangur, Queensland, Australia
    phone 61+7+32853573
    Email: dbucklan@bigpond.net.au

    Only after the last tree has been cut down
    Only after the last river has been poisoned
    Only after the last fish has been caught
    ONLY then will you realise that money cannot be eaten
    Cree Indian Prophecy

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 15 January, 2009  

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