Not being Insured can Cost More

WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE UNINSURED?
WHY INSURANCE IS IMPORTANT
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAMBLING AND INSURANCE
GOOD HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE
WHY AMERICANS WANT INTERNATIONAL HEALTH COVERAGE
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO GET HEALTH INSURANCE?

WHAT DOES IT COST TO BE UNINSURED?

Consequence of not being insured

One study concluded that the uninsured are three times likelier to die earlier than those insured. The study, by the Center for Health Policy at Georgetown University, involved 592,598 hospitalized people nationwide in 1987. It concluded, ". . . in 13 of 16 patient groups matched for age, sex, and race, researchers found the uninsured were sicker when they arrived at the hospital, as evidenced by their 44 percent to 124 percent greater likelihood of dying at that time."

Even more startling was the finding that the uninsured were ". . . 29 percent to 75 percent less likely to undergo each of five medical procedures that were costly or that allowed a wide degree of discretion in deciding whether they were needed." Doctors and hospitals hesitate to perform expensive tests or procedures if the patient can't pay.

It is definitely "healthy"' to have health insurance. No one wants to find himself or herself in a hospital unable to receive the treatment necessary because they do not have an insurance policy or because their current policy has numerous exclusions.

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