Report: Lack of health insurance kills 2 each week
WASHINGTON - Nearly two Montanans working age and a Wyomingite die every week because they are not insured against sickness, a new report indicates.
“A lack of health coverage is a matter of life and death for many people,” said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, Washington-based non-profit that advocates for the health of consumers.
Based on previous studies, families United States believes, as many people are beginning to come together sooner a death because they do not have the same access to health care, as with insurance.
During the year 2006, there were more than 504000 people aged 25 to 64 years living in Montana. Of which 18.8 percent were not insured, the report said, citing US Census Bureau.
The report estimates that 90 at the age of Montanans death 2006, because they have no health insurance. Between 2000 and 2006, nearly 600 dead Montanans working age, because they are not covered by health insurance, he said.
In Wyoming, there were nearly 274000 people aged between 25 and 64 during the year 2006. Of those,
18.5% were uninsured, the report said, citing US Census Bureau.
The report estimates that 50 at the age of Wyomingites died in the year 2006 due to a lack of health insurance. That number rose to nearly 300 between 2000 and 2006.
People are not insured are less, have a usual source of care outside of emergencies, which are often without screening and preventive treatment, delay or forgo often need care and are kränker and die sooner those assurances, the report said.
The deaths occurred at times, given that people with chronic health problems, but no assurance can not afford to fill their prescriptions, “said Pollack, or because people feel, home of a disease or Pain can not afford to diagnostic tests - Exit On the progression of the disease at an advanced stage.
The report is based on a report from 2002 18000 2000 because they ‘ have no health insurance. He followed an Urban Institute reported that at least 22000 adults and 2006, died, because they have no health insurance.
The report finds that the uninsured people aged 25 to 64 years, including a 25% increase in the risk of dying, as shown by previous studies.
The report did not recommend a specific solution, but Pollack called for the strengthening of the attention and management at the national level, especially if the next president.
Families USA for not paying a single system, he said. The group believes that government programs like Medicaid and SCHIP needs to be strengthened, solutions must be sought, but also the private sector, perhaps with refundable tax credits or assistance to small and medium companies, he said.
The lack of health insurance also has an impact on those who are insured, because the costs associated with rising health insurance premiums to pay for unpaid care to unversichert, he said.
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