Quotes about Medical Bills from the world's top natural health / natural living authors
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 "Most people have health insurance paid for by an employer, which covers the majority of their medical bills. They don't realize how many thousands of dollars of their taxes are funneled to the medical system. Taxpayers covered nearly half the country's health care tab in 2005. At the same time, medical spending is concentrated with the minority of Americans suffering from chronic or serious illnesses, even though everyone pitches in to pay the fast-rising cost."- Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) |
 "It often takes years for autoimmune diseases like lupus to be diagnosed, and even longer for those living in underprivileged populations who lack access to good care or who might be more easily dismissed by doctors because of their difficulty in covering hefty medical bills. Moreover, during the decades that these toxic waste sites had been quietly left active like forgotten landmines in the neighborhood, residents had moved, and many had died. More people might have been sick, yes, but some were no longer around to be part of any head count."- Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) |
 "Although these laws carried little force, they did raise the status of 'regulars' and gave them the exclusive right to sue for the payment of their medical bills. But these first steps towards an established orthodoxy were already being undermined by Jacksonian scepticism, by the continued proliferation of other medical systems—many rather better suited to the American context—and by the burgeoning industry of medical certification."- Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.) |
 "If you stay with meditation, you will also begin to notice that the things you need are being drawn to you—the right medical specialist, a big raise just when the medical bills are piling up, and so on. Just as important, your own nature will become transparent to you. Your story behind the story will emerge and you will have the power to change it or keep it as you desire. It will seem to you that life doesn't get any better, but it does. Keep meditating, and life will keep getting better and better."- Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) |
| "The year 2003 marked the first time that states spent more to pay the medical bills of the poor and the disabled covered by Medicaid than they spent on elementary and secondary education. When the states added in what they paid for the medical care of government workers and inmates in the state prisons, health care consumed about a third of every state budget, a percentage that was rising every year.
State and local government officials across the country had been forced to raise taxes and cut services, including education and road construction, to cover the rising cost." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) |
 "Despite such a fortune, about 40 percent of us can't afford the care we are told we need, either because we are inadequately insured or payments out of pocket would bankrupt us. medical bills broke the back of over 40 percent of us who declare bankruptcy. Even those who feel adequately insured are bedeviled by difficulties accessing care; those inadequately insured are tormented by them. Despite outcries, this sorry state continues to deteriorate. Why? Clearly the cause is not a lack of money."- Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.) |
| "By the time all the medical bills had been tallied in 2005, the nation had spent an average of $6,700 for each person, or $26,800 for a household of four. Economists say the cost of medical treatment will continue on this tear, eating up more and more of what people have to spend. By 2015 Americans are expected to surrender one dollar of every five dollars they produce to the pharmaceutical industry and the rest of the nation's medical system.
Pharmaceutical executives have said over and over that Americans should be delighted by this." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "At a time when many Iowans struggled to pay medical bills and families wondered how they would afford the fast-rising tuitions at public universities, the state's doctors were enjoying low-cost, corporate-subsidized education in four-star accommodations. At the Marriott Hotel in downtown Des Moines, the physicians sat in ballrooms with crystal chandeliers, where the tables were covered with white tablecloths, and attendants kept them supplied with coffee and hard candy." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) |
 "If I get sick in the study and the treatment is suspected as the cause, who will be responsible for paying my medical bills?
You should also ask your doctor exactly who is sponsoring the research. Is it the pharmaceutical industry? Remember, you have a right to know as much as you need and want to about the research you are participating in. The basic principle of research ethics is called informed consent. As the potential participant, you, the research subject, need to know what the study is designed to find out and what you will be asked to do."- Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) |
 "Huge and unpayable medical bills have become the leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Uninsured cancer patients receive half as much care as the insured and may be more likely to die, depending upon the type of cancer. Uninsured car crash victims receive less care in the hospital and have a higher mortality rate than the insured. Women who lack insurance don't get regular Pap smears to check for cervical cancer. Children who are uninsured go without routine vaccinations; those with asthma don't get preventive treatment."- Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "There's one more factor that contributes to our medical bills, and that's unnecessary care. We spend between one fifth and one third of our health care dollars, an exorbitant amount of money, between five hundred and seven hundred billion dollars (that's billion, with a b), on care that does nothing to improve our health. And while overhead and high prices hurt our pocketbooks, the vast amount of unnecessary care in the system also makes our health care worse than it ought to be. Unnecessary treatment and tests aren't just expensive; they also can harm patients." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "For this low-tech but intensive service, the company charges insurers an average of six thousand to eight thousand dollars per patient—but it saves them fourteen thousand to eighteen thousand dollars per patient in medical bills. Losers and winners The repercussions from putting medicine on firmer scientific footing and making hospitals more efficient at delivering care will be huge. Many hospital workers and some specialists will find themselves out of a job. Device- and drugmakers will see lower sales for some products and lower profits for many." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) |
 "Those who do live longer spend their lifetime savings on medical bills. Statistics show that 25% of all the money the average American spends on medical care is spent during the last year of life. Nice how that all works out for the powers-that-be!
There is no doubt that children and young adults are getting sicker sooner than those of the older generation. It has been predicted by gloom-and-doom statisticians that the current youth will be the first generation in history to live shorter lives than their parents."- Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) |
| "Mills worried that many citizens would be disappointed in the program—and angry at the party that gave it to them— once they discovered how little it really covered, a possibility the AMA and several Republicans were already exploiting by telling the public that Medicare would reimburse only a tiny fraction of their medical bills. In reality, it covered more than a tiny fraction—80 percent of sixty-five days a year in the hospital—but still, less than the public thought. It did not cover physician fees at all." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) |
| "My clients, who represent all walks of life and all cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives, have used it to gain everything from physical health to an increase in income so they can afford to pay their medical bills, and a whole lot more.
Be Careful What You Ask For
The Gearshift Exercise is so effective you'll want to think carefully about what you desire before you employ it. For example, take a man I've been working with over the last four years. He came up hard in New York. He could never win his father's love and never felt like he amounted to anything." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.) |
| "But did you know that the ghosts of delinquent medical bills and former insurance policies could keep you from getting insurance?
The MIB is a century-old, for-profit concern funded by more than 600 health insurance companies. By tracking more than 200 categories ranging from unpaid bills to individual EKGs and cholesterol histories, MIB is able to keep tabs on more than 15 million people flagged with "questionable" medical-financial histories. It even notes disappointing driving records and people who participate in hazardous activities, like skydiving." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) |
| "There are no costly medical bills for doctors, laboratory tests, surgery, drugs, supplements and so forth. Some may initially want to invest in new kitchen machines to make raw food preparation easy and fun and in exercise equipment or a fasting clinic visit, but the alternative health care model is free for the most part. Except for the cost of quality food and good drinking water, the other eight energy enhancers are completely free! Your body is its own healer and doesn't charge you a penny." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) |
| "Millions of American families are struggling to pay their medical bills, while others are drowning in the debt accrued by doctor and hospital visits, according to recent studies. What's troubling is that a significant percentage of these people have health insurance.
As the cost of medical care continues to rise, consumers are bearing a greater share of their medical expenses. The additional cost comes in many forms, including higher deductibles and copayments, separate deductibles for hospital admissions, and the move from fixed-fee co-payments to percentage-based "coinsurance." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
 "Insurance companies, governments and citizens are the people that pay medical bills and they are the ones that can benefit from lower health care costs. We as health professionals and concerned citizens must continue to encourage our politicians to take a more active role in Health Maintenance."
This is not a new call to action. In the 1950s, Dr T.D."- Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.) |
 "She showed me copies of three successive monthly medical bills submitted to her medical insurance—they were more than her monthly grocery bill. This was just a sample of her medical history that reflected deteriorating health throughout many years. Within a month of changing to the Perfect Health lifestyle, she felt like a different person and she has not had a medical bill since; she has found that she no longer enjoys smoking and after forty years has stopped! I am sure that her medical insurance is thrilled."- Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.) |
 "I owe Kevin big time because that little $30 book has saved me thousands of dollars in medical bills, etc. I can't say enough about Kevin. Kevin, we love you and we look up to you tremendously for the work you are doing.
Carol and David B.
I have read Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About. I love this book, and I have been following as much advice from this book as much as I possibly can, and I have seen an incredible difference. Mostly my asthma is in control, and I am not taking any medications!! I have lost weight without trying to."- Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) |
| "According to a Harvard study, illness and medical bills contributed to approximately half of the personal bankruptcy filings in 2001. More than 75% of the filers were insured when they incurred the debt that set them back, yet many lost coverage during their illness.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
If you have health insurance, there are a few things you can do to help avoid financial trouble. "Here's the best advice I can give every American who has health insurance—understand how your policy works. Understand the limits and understand where the 'carrots' are," says Alwyn Cassil, a spokeswoman for HSC." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Doty, a senior analyst at The Commonwealth Fund and author of a study examining insurance trends, and her colleagues report that almost two out of five adults in the US—an estimated 77 million people—have difficulty paying medical bills or are struggling with medical debt. Surprisingly, 70% of the people who are overwhelmed by medical debt and 57% of those who have current bill-paying problems said they were insured at the time their difficulties began, the study found." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
 "For this low-tech but intensive service, the company charges insurers an average of six thousand to eight thousand dollars per patient—but it saves them fourteen thousand to eighteen thousand dollars per patient in medical bills.
Losers and winners
The repercussions from putting medicine on firmer scientific footing and making hospitals more efficient at delivering care will be huge. Many hospital workers and some specialists will find themselves out of a job. Device- and drugmakers will see lower sales for some products and lower profits for many."- Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Huge and unpayable medical bills have become the leading cause of personal bankruptcy. Uninsured cancer patients receive half as much care as the insured and may be more likely to die, depending upon the type of cancer. Uninsured car crash victims receive less care in the hospital and have a higher mortality rate than the insured. Women who lack insurance don't get regular Pap smears to check for cervical cancer. Children who are uninsured go without routine vaccinations; those with asthma don't get preventive treatment." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Mills worried that many citizens would be disappointed in the program—and angry at the party that gave it to them— once they discovered how little it really covered, a possibility the AMA and several Republicans were already exploiting by telling the public that Medicare would reimburse only a tiny fraction of their medical bills. In reality, it covered more than a tiny fraction—80 percent of sixty-five days a year in the hospital—but still, less than the public thought. It did not cover physician fees at all." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "There's one more factor that contributes to our medical bills, and that's unnecessary care. We spend between one fifth and one third of our health care dollars, an exorbitant amount of money, between five hundred and seven hundred billion dollars (that's billion, with a b), on care that does nothing to improve our health. And while overhead and high prices hurt our pocketbooks, the vast amount of unnecessary care in the system also makes our health care worse than it ought to be. Unnecessary treatment and tests aren't just expensive; they also can harm patients." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) |
 "Plus, my medical bills are zero, I have no side effects, and I don't need a doctor's permission to treat myself with blueberries.
The medicine found in everyday foods flatly makes statin drugs obsolete. If the FDA or conventional medicine had any remaining ethics whatsoever, you would have already been told this fact. But, alas, there's no money in teaching people to eat healthy and treat high cholesterol with nature's medicines."- Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "Fifty percent of personal bankruptcies in the United States are now due to medical bills, and as a nation, we're literally going bankrupt paying for our modern sick care industry: Nearly twenty cents of every dollar spent by our federal government now goes to pay for sick care. That number will soon be 25 cents, or a quarter of our entire federal spending." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) |
| "Washington, DC-based Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC).
For some families, filing for personal bankruptcy may be the only way to escape the debt they've piled up. However, the recent overhaul of federal bankruptcy laws makes it even tougher to extinguish those debts.
According to a Harvard study, illness and medical bills contributed to approximately half of the personal bankruptcy filings in 2001. More than 75% of the filers were insured when they incurred the debt that set them back, yet many lost coverage during their illness." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
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