List four specific consequences of being uninsured (relative to having health insurance), according to your text
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Are twice as likely to postpone seeking health care; (2) are over four times as likely to forgo needed care; (3) are more than twice as likely to have a needed prescription go unfilled; (4) pay large sums of one's own money for limited care, thereby reducing the amount of money for food, heat, and other necessities; (5) a third of uninsured patients and one-half of low-income uninsured patients say that doctors make them pay upfront before any health care is rendered; (6) medical bills are a major financial hardship, and contribute to personal debt and bankruptcy; (7) are twice as likely to receive no recommended follow-up care; and (8) are more likely to report not fully recovering after an accidental injury.
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