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  1. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (via ScienceDaily): Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths In US, Study Shows (Oct. 29, 2009) sciencedaily.com - Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths In US, Study Shows
  2. Journal of Public Health: Analysis of 23 Million US Hospitalizations: Uninsured Children Have Higher All-cause In-hospital Mortality (Oct. 2009)jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org - Analysis of 23 Million US Hospitalizations: Uninsured Children Have Higher All-cause In-hospital Mortality
  3. WebMD: Lack of Insurance Puts Kids in Peril (Oct. 30, 2009)children.webmd.com - Lack of Insurance Puts Kids in Peril
  4. Newsweek: For Kids, Being Uninsured Can Be a Killer (Oct. 30, 2009)blog.newsweek.com - For Kids, Being Uninsured Can Be a Killer
  5. New York Times: Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die, a Study Finds (Oct. 30, 2009)prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com - Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die, a Study Finds
  6. HealthDay (via U.S. News & World Report): 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance (Oct. 29, 2009)health.usnews.com - 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
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Research Notes on Lack of Health Insurance Endangers Children


According to research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, the lack of health insurance may have contributed to approximately 17,000 deaths in hospitalized children. When comparing death rates, researchers found that uninsured children were 60% more likely to die in the hospital than those with insurance. According to the Hopkins researchers, the study, published Oct. 30 in the Journal of Public Health, is one of the largest ever to look at the impact of insurance on the number of preventable deaths and the potential for saved lives among sick children in the United States.1

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    1. ↑ Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (via ScienceDaily): Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths In US, Study Shows (Oct. 29, 2009)

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