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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Life Without Health Insurance

By Ethan Kalvin

Many American's go through their day to day lives with heavy concerns on their minds. They are those American's with families who do not have any health insurance.

Most of these people would prefer to have a health insurance plan for their families, instead of worrying everyday about someone getting sick and how they could possibly pay for it.

When our citizens don't have health insurance, they delay treatment on anything unless it's critical. Doctor's are not usually an option for the uninsured, the emergency department is where they go to get medical attention.

This sequence of events occurs due to the fact most physicians won't see patients without health insurance or having payment at the time of the service. And if a person can't pay for insurance then they most likely can't afford to pay upfront for a doctor.

At least they know that they can go to the local emergency room for treatment, but usually for conditions that could have been treated in advance and many of which were completly preventable.

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