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Many Uninsured Adults Do Not Receive Needed Medical Care
November 12th, 2000
American adults without health insurance are less likely than insured adults to receive preventive care or routine checkups, and more likely to report they could not see a physician because of cost, according to an article in the October 25, 2000, issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, a theme issue on access to care. John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues, compared survey data to estimate the unmet health needs of insured and uninsured U.S. adults. The study population was representative of more than 163 million U.S. adults aged 18 to...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-11-12)
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