Death Toll of The Uninsured
We’ve all known for some time now that people who are uninsured are more likely to skip preventative care and even wait until an illness has progressed to a dangerous point before going to an emergency room for treatment.
The White House and the candidates for president must recognize that early preventative care and screenings could save millions in the long run. They could easily set up low cost clinics for the uninsured to go to for regular physicals and for when people suspect they have a problem. This would certainly be more cost efficient than waiting until a disease has advanced to a point where hospitalization is required to save a life via an emergency room visit.
A recent study says that in Illinois for example 18 people die every week from being uninsured. For the entire US, the stats rise to 18,000 a year. People who are uninsured have more than a 25% higher risk of death than do those who are insured.
Maybe our leaders in Washington should take a look at what other countries are doing and go from there. There is no reason so many lives should be lost because of a bad health care crisis.
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