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The risks of lacking health insurance

Published: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:04 a.m. MDT
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The uninsured are:

• Four times less likely to have a regular source of medical care than the insured.

• 30 percent less likely to have an annual physical exam.

• Three times more likely to have problems obtaining needed medical care.

• Three times more likely to delay seeking medical care.

• Charged 2.5 times what insured patients are charged for hospital services.

• 25 percent more likely to die prematurely than adults with private health insurance.

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Having Health Insurance does not guarantee person will get HEALTHCARE...

Tammi Diaz | April 9, 2008 at 10:25 a.m.

My husband is disabled now and qualifies for Medicare but the rest of...

annabel | April 9, 2008 at 10:12 a.m.

No kidding! My husband lost his job two years ago and we now qualify...

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