New study finds 45,000 deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 15:14
in Health & Medicine
Nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance, according to a new study published online today by the American Journal of Public Health. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002. read more
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