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At approximately 30 million in 2019, [1] higher than the entire population of Australia, the number of people without health insurance coverage is one of the primary concerns raised by advocates of health care reform. Lack of health insurance is associated with increased mortality, estimated as 30–90 thousand excess deaths per year. [6] [7]
The study estimated that in 2005 in the United States, there were 45,000 deaths associated with lack of health insurance. [18] A 2008 systematic review found consistent evidence that health insurance increased utilization of services and improved health. [19] Uninsured patients share their experience with the health care system in the United ...
Backers of the public option say the ACA has not gone far enough, noting that despite the United States spending a greater percentage of its GDP on health care than any other nation, there are still over 28-million people without health insurance, resulting in Americans in underserved communities dying for lack of affordable care or declaring ...
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON -- The percentage of adults in the United States who lack health insurance has fallen to its lowest rate since 2008, down to ...
Here's a statistic bound to stiffen the resolve of health care reformers: The number of yearly U.S. deaths linked to lack of health insurance is now thought to be nearly 45,000 -- about 2.5 times ...
In some cases, these inequalities are caused by income disparities that result in lack of health insurance and other barriers, such as medical equipment, to receiving services. [268] According to the 2009 National Healthcare Disparities Report, uninsured Americans are less likely to receive preventive services in healthcare. [269]
The discourse on health care in Rhode Island has suffered from a lack of data in many instances, giving space for anecdote, assertion, or tweet to shape people’s views. ... RI OHIC’s Cory King ...
The rate of increase in both health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs have declined in the employer-based market. For example, premiums increased at an annual rate of 5.6% from 2000-2010, but 3.1% from 2010-2016. An estimated 155 million persons under the age 65 were covered under health insurance plans provided by their employers in 2016.