Study Links 45,000 U.S. Deaths a year to lack of Insurance

MamaSaint said

Perhaps many of the 45,000 had untreated heart disease due to lack of insurance. :shrug:

Each of those 45,000 has a face, a name, family and/or friends. If the deaths of even half of that number could have been easily prevented if insurance was available for treatment, it is an unacceptable number in our society.

Jan

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How many people die due to a lack of housing or a lack of proper food because of poverty? I would say that if we are going to spend this kind of money we should focus on more immediate concerns than going to a doctor. The fact is that there is no money to grab for politicians in feeding the poor or housing them while taking over health care will give them much more power over everyones lives. They could easily just focus on fixing the insurance situation without involving everyone in their scheme but that won't happen either.