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The Older Uninsured Tax the Public, as Well as Hospitals

It's practically an accepted notion that people without health insurance are well taken care of by public hospitals, and thus many believe there's no need for a national health care plan. Not so, according to a new study of uninsured Americans nearing retirement. A major illness such as cancer, stroke, diabetes or a psychiatric disorder will suck up one-third to one-half of the total accumulated assets of uninsured people between the ages of 51 and 64, according to Northwestern University researchers who looked at 14 years of data. And they may be underestimating. ...

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