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Lack of health insurance associated with decreased use of health care services

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, May 23rd, 2006

Higher-income adults without health insurance are nearly as likely as lower-income adults without insurance to not use recommended health care services such as cancer screening, cardiovascular risk reduction and diabetes management, according to a study in a recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

More than 45 million Americans - nearly one-fifth of the non-Medicare population - lack health insurance. Lacking health insurance has serious negative health consequences, according to background information in the article. Research has demonstrated that uninsured adults are less likely than insured adults to receive preventive services, such as...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2006-05-23)

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