High cost of prescription drugs equals age discrimination on steroids

Forbes

28 January 2020 - The U.S. Congress has spent untold time and resources impeaching President Donald Trump, an issue that would otherwise be resolved in the upcoming November election.

Meanwhile, research published by the American Heart Association (AHA) last fall showed that one in eight adults with common heart diseases and stroke skip taking medications, delay filling prescriptions and take lower does than prescribed because of concerns about cost. That’s 2.2 million people nationwide.

Older Americans clearly are the most adversely affected by coronary heart disease (CAD), the leading cause of death in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control states that about eight in ten CAD deaths involve adults aged 65 years and older.

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