4sight Health December 8, 2021
It’s pretty safe to say that if I had taken better care of myself in my 30s, 40s and 50s, I wouldn’t be on four regular prescriptions medications at age 61. It’s seven at the moment if you add three short-term prescription meds for a bad case of bronchitis as I write this.
On the plus side, at the moment, I can afford my drugs, which I pray will help me get into my 70s, 80s and maybe even 90s. I’ve been steadily employed since age 23 and have always had health insurance coverage with pretty decent prescription drug benefits.
I’m lucky. But millions of other adults aren’t.
A new report from the Urban Institute says that nearly...