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October 21, 2009

Study: Uninsured More Likely to Have Undiagnosed Conditions
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In healthcare news, a new study has found that the uninsured are far
more likely to have undiagnosed and under-treated medical conditions
than those with coverage. Harvard University researchers found that half
of uninsured people with diabetes were unaware of it, compared to just
one-quarter of insured people who also didn’t know they had diabetes.
The authors of the study say the disparities could help explain the
findings of another recent study that found a lack of health insurance
leads to around 45,000 deaths each year.



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