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Dying Poor & Uninsured in America

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

The Institute of Medicine and the Urban Institute produced a report last year that tracked deaths attributable to being uninsured in America. In the latest year surveyed (2006) 22, 211 people died. Also we know that being underinsured can prevent getting life-saving treatment for diseases that insurers refuse to cover.

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Tags: Ehrenreich, Goldman Sachs, health insurance, Institute of Medicine, poverty, recession, underinsured, uninsured, Urban Institute, working poor
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