New Jersey Changes Its Mind Again
Written by Stuart Stevens | Tuesday, 11 July 2006 | There are 0 comments
The State of New Jersey in America has changed its mind again about whether it will pay for the erectile dysfunction drugs Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. The state health officials have announced that they will resume paying for the drugs for people provided that they get a prescription from a doctor. Last year the free erectile dysfunction drugs were stopped after it was revealed that sex offenders and other people were abusing the system to get free drugs causing many angry protests especially as it was costing the state $1.5 million annually.
The state did however continue to provide the erectile dysfunction drugs to elderly and disabled people who were part of the Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled and now has pledged to help the low income members of society. Proponents of the scheme say that it works because if a man goes to see a doctor about erectile dysfunction, very often the impotence problem is just a symptom of another health problem and seeing the doctor earlier could save the state funds in the long term.
Impotence in men affects over a third and as many as 50% of all men and is very often caused by diabetes, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, (hardening of the arteries), vascular disease or even neurologic disease. If a man comes into see a doctor about erectile dysfunction he may be unaware that he is suffering from some of these ailments.
The new proposals to pay for Viagra, Cialis and Levitra will be designed to make sure that sex offenders and other people who abuse the system are screened out.
