Duh! Better Health Insurance Coverage; Better Health Care and Results
Much of the work on health disparities and inequities in access focuses on comparisons between the insured and those without coverage; the uninsured come out wanting. [Surprise] “Uninsurance is associated with mortality.” Uninsured persons have less access to services and suffer worse health outcomes than those insured. Breast Cancer patients suffer with a 30-50% higher mortality rate Accident victims have a 37% greater mortality rate (1)
