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Harvard Study: Lack of Insurance Causes 45,000 Deaths Every Year

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 18, 2009.
That's one every 12 Seconds on average.

Study: One in Three Americans Under Age 65 Lacked Health Coverage in 2007-2008

AlterNetApril 7, 2009.
These Americans have had to pay for medical care out of their own pockets, or they have had to delay needed care altogether.

McCain Campaign's Plan for Universal Coverage: Change the Definition of 'Uninsured'

Jason Rosenbaum, Huffington Post. September 1, 2008.
That's right. McCain's health adviser wants to solve our health care crisis by changing the definition of "uninsured" so that magically, no one is.

Death by Lack of Health Insurance

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2008.
New Families USA reports crunch numbers state-by-state.

More Uninsured Means More Healthcare Corporate Profits

Adrianne Appel, IPS News. April 10, 2007.
The U.S. is said to offer gold-standard healthcare, but it's the most expensive health system in the world and only people with a pot of gold can get that care.

Free health care cuts costs

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. October 26, 2006.
Hospitals save money by offering free care to uninsured.