“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” -- P.J. O’Rourke I’ve written several times about the proven benefits of a family of cholesterol-lowering medicines called statins.  Statins include the medications Crestor, Zocor, Lipitor, Mevacor, Pravachol and others.  The group has a solid base of evidence showing that they prevent strokes and heart attacks in patients with high cholesterol and in patients who have had...