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September 28, 2009

Uninsured Ohio Student Dies After Delaying Medical Care for Swine Flu
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In Ohio, a recent college graduate has died from the swine flu after
delaying medical treatment because she didn’t have health insurance.
Friends and family members say twenty-two-year-old Kimberly Young fell
ill two weeks ago. She put off medical care out of concern she wouldn’t
be able to afford it as an uninsured patient. Classmates say Young was
passionate about social justice while enrolled at Ohio’s Miami
University, where she earned two degrees and was involved in the groups
Students for Peace and Justice and the Association of Latin American
Students. She had worked two jobs since graduating last year.



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