Category Archives: uninsured

Myth 12. The uninsured cause overcrowding in emergency rooms, and increase costs for the “rest of us” through cost-shifting.

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin

The uninsured are frequently vilified as “free riders” who receive care but shift the cost onto others—when they are not being portrayed as victims who don’t get as much medical care as some think they should.

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Myth 11. There are 46 million or more Americans without “health care.”

Posted on July 24, 2009 by admin

No one, to our knowledge, has actually come up with an estimate of the number of residents in America, legal or illegal, who are denied life-saving medical care—if indeed there are any. Even accusations of violating EMTALA—the Emergency Medical Treatment … Continue reading →

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Universal care striking out in “laboratories of democracy”

Posted on November 20, 2008 by admin

Hawaii is ending the only state universal child health-care program in the country, after just 7 months. The Keiki (Child) Care Plan was designed to offer health care insurance to the children of parents who earn too much to qualify … Continue reading →

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Number of uninsured fell, but government dependency rose

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans without health coverage has fallen for the first time in 20 years—to 45.7 million in 2007 from 47 million in 2006. At the same time, the percentage of Americans with … Continue reading →

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