Survey of 910 bankruptcies
1) Medical costs ==> bankruptcy
2) Medical problem ==> loss of job ==> bankruptcy
Does not count: Carrying for sick parent or spouse or child ==> job loss ==> bankruptcy
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Should PREVENT the medical problem from happening: food, Vitamin D, etc.
Cost savings with Vitamin D includes the following
- Vitamin D has been found to be cost-effective by many studies
- Estimated cost savings of getting most Canadians to 40 ng of Vitamin D - 2016
- Severe asthmatics willing to pay 5180 dollars for relief, Vitamin D needed costs only 45 dollars – Sept 2023
- People with extremely low vitamin D levels consume 2X more health care dollars – 2018
- Reduce 4 health problems by a quarter if increase Vitamin D to 30 ng – Saudi Arabia, Grant March 2023
- The top 10 medical expenses can all be decreased by vitamin D
- VA showed increased vitamin D associated with lower health costs - Lancet May 2012
- Diabetes prevented by 50,000 IU vitamin D monthly (Iran) – Jan 2022
- People with extremely low vitamin D levels consume 2X more health care dollars – 2018
- Giving free vitamin D to every Iranian would pay for itself by just reducing CVD – Oct 2021
- Heart attack ICU costs cut in half by Vitamin D – Oct 2018
- Medical problems are thought to be a cause of 66 percent of bankruptcies – April 2019
- Vitamin D is the 3rd most important contributor to health, following exercise and food
- 10 fewer days of ICU Mechanical Ventilation 300,000 IU injection of vitamin D – RCT March 2019
- Employers gain 10 dollars in productivity for every dollar spent on giving Vitamin D for free
- Employers should give night shift workers free vitamin D – GMB Union June 2019
- Biology of Vitamin D – 30ng min., 50ng preferred, 1000X lower cost than health problem – Feb 2019
- Dutch Vitamin D cost-effectivity Calculations (they prescribe 100,000 IU for Multiple Sclerosis) – Jan 2022
- Vitamin D is needed before most surgeries – many studies and RCTs
- 10 fewer days of ICU Mechanical Ventilation 300,000 IU injection of vitamin D – RCT March 2019
- ICU cost reduced by at least 27,000 dollars if get high dose vitamin D in first week - April 2017
- If you cannot readily get medical treatment, consider Alternative Med such as vitamin D
This study was discussed below
Americans Are Going Bankrupt From Getting Sick The Atlantic, March 2019
Medical problems are thought to be a cause of 66 percent of bankruptcies – April 2019
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