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Sicker and Poorer - The Consequences of Being Uninsured: A Review of the Research on the Relationship Between Health Insurance, Medical Care Use, Health, Work, and Income
Overview Health services research conducted over the past 25 years makes a compelling case that having health insurance or using more medical care would improve the health of the uninsured. The literature's broad range of conditions, populations, and methods makes it difficult to derive a precise quantitative estimate of the effect of having health insurance on the uninsured's health. Some mortality studies imply that a 4%to 5%reduction in the uninsured's mortality is a lower bound; other studies suggest that the reductions could be as high as 20% to 25%.
| Publisher | SAGE Publications | File Format | |
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| Date Published | June 2003 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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