Age Related Health Care

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if a person is
older, they would likely pay more for health insurance, as opposed to
younger people.

Actually paying more money for health insurance as an older
individual only makes sense, and is not, contrary to how it may sound,
discriminatory. "The bottom line is that older people tend to need
health care plans that offer more coverage," explained Randy Gillespie
of Focus Insurance Group in Liberty, Illinois.

It's a basic fact of life that as we age, we need more medical care.
Although it would be nice if we didn't have to spend more time at the
doctor, than say the race track doing what we love, it is inevitable
that older Americans need more care, ranging from prescriptions to
medical devices/implants. Even if a senior is in good shape and health,
preventive health care is needed more often than for the younger crowd.

Just looking at the health care statistics for the younger
generations, it's easy to see they don't need the same kind of drug
coverage, tests or other medical procedures an older person may need.
"It's fair to say the numbers will back that up, the cost of health
insurance policies will also support it and, well, so does common
sense," said Gillespie.

Charging more for health insurance is not being punitive because a
person is older. It is offering the type of coverage they need as they
age, not as a punishment, but as a benefit to keep them healthy and
ongoing concerns.

If people would only realize that if they took better care of
themselves as they age, they would not have nearly as many medical
expenses. Unfortunately people do not look after themselves and thus
pay a price for that decision in increased health insurance premiums.
"This observation is applicable whether or not the person is younger or
older," added Randy Gillespie of Focus Insurance Group in Liberty,
Illinois.

For those who choose to neglect their personal health care, the
health care system goes into overdrive to try to keep these people in
better health. It's quite the Catch-22 with those who harm their health
and yet expect the health care system to make them well. There is a
price to be paid for all of this, in more ways than one.

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