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A Harvard Study estimates 45,000 people a year.
Although people die because they have no health insurance, a hospital cannot turn away anyone with a life threatening condition so in theory nobody should die because they do not have health insurance. However, many people choose not to see a physician because they do not have a way to pay once the treatment has been provided. However, often by the time they get to a hospital, their life threatening condition is too far advanced to be saved. Also, life saving treatment of some prescription drugs or certain medical procedures (such as dialysis or transplant operations) may not be affordable and are thus the patient is denied a life saving drug or operation.
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How many people die from no health care insurance in India?
Lot of people die. Since they are illiterate, they do not know much about insurances.
How much does the average American family spend on health care?
The cost of healthcare in the US in 2007 was 2.7 trillion or $7600 per person In 2007, health care spending in the United States reached $2.3 trillion, and was projected to reach $3 trillion in 2011.1 Health care spending is projected to reach $4.2 trillion by 2016.1
What are health care statistics?
Health statistics and data are important because they measure a wide range of health indicators for a community. A community can be the entire United States, a region, state, county, or city. Health data provide comparisons for clinical studies, can be used to assess costs of health care, can help identify needed prevention targets for such programs as Healthy People 2010, and are important for program planning and evaluation by finding a baseline against which to measure in the evaluation phase.
Physical barriers to access in health care?
Physical barriers to access in health care may include lack of transportation, long distances to health care facilities, lack of accessible facilities for individuals with disabilities, and limited availability of parking spaces. These barriers can prevent people from seeking needed medical care and can contribute to disparities in health outcomes.
What percentage of the world population has an access to health care?
Approximately 58% of the world's population has access to health care services. However, access to quality health care varies significantly across different regions and countries.
How many people struggle with health care in America?
About 44 million people have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance.
2 What is the purpose of the health care reform?
The main purpose of the health care reform is to help out the 50 million people on America who do not have health insurance and to help people who have health care conditions but are being refused coverage from insurance companies, or are being charged huge prices.
When people do not have adequate health insurance or good access to health care where do they typically go for health care services?
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What has the author Bruce C Stuart written?
Bruce C Stuart has written: 'Health care and income' -- subject(s): Health Insurance, Insurance, Health, Medical care, Older people
Can your Health care insurance force your wife to purchase health care insurance through her company?
No.
Do people in France have universal health care?
People in France do have universal health care. The French health care system is financed by the country’s government national health insurance. In 2000, the WHO found that France had one of the best universal health care systems in the world.
What happen to having the right to choose your own health care plan in America?
You can choose your own health plan in America, but you have to have a minimum amount of insurance or pay a penalty.
Where is the Humana Insurance Company based?
The Humana Insurance Company is based out of Lousiville, Kentucky in the United States of America. They are a health care company that manages and administers health insurances.
What is health care like in Suriname?
the health care in the Netherlands is that people are free to purchase additional packages from the insurance to cover additional treatments
Should healthy people get discounts for health care?
Health conscious people having good health ought to get discount for health care but it is not within my knowledge whether any Health Insurance Co. offer such discount or not.
What are some of the features of PPO types of health insurance?
PPO Health Insurance offers health insurance to individuals and families. They offer preventative care, emergency care, prescriptions and surgery care.
What has the author Robert L Sullivan written?
Robert L. Sullivan has written: 'Some alternatives for providing off-reservation Indian health care in North Dakota' -- subject(s): Finance, Health Insurance, Indians of North America, Insurance, Health, Medical care 'North Dakota: off-reservation Indian health study' -- subject(s): Medical care, Indians of North America
