We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension.
- Norman LearWe`re talking about patients who are for the most part 65 years of age or older. Eighty-two percent of Medicare patients who want the medication have co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesteremia and prostate disease.
- Michael KaplanWe know from a lot of studies if you have health insurance you`re more likely to get preventive care, detect conditions early on and you`re more likely to have chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension controlled effectively,
- Karen Davis