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I am 41, I was diagnosed with extremly high cholesterol when I was 26.  I have no health insurance because I am self employed and cannot afford it.  I cannot afford my medication or to see a doctor to have my condition monitored.  My father had triple bypass surgery at 65.  Heart disease runs in my family.  How am I better off with the current system we have?

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