Health Insurance and Mortality in US Adults

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Authors

Andrew P. Wilper · Cambridge Health Alliance

Steffie Woolhandler · Cambridge Health Alliance

Karen E. Lasser · Cambridge Health Alliance

Danny McCormick · Cambridge Health Alliance

David H. Bor · Cambridge Health Alliance

David U. Himmelstein · Cambridge Health Alliance

Abstract

Uninsurance is associated with mortality. The strength of that association appears similar to that from a study that evaluated data from the mid-1980s, despite changes in medical therapeutics and the demography of the uninsured since that time.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Policy and Management Healthcare cost, quality, practices Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 99, Issue 12, pp. 2289-2295

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2008.157685

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