37,000 Cancer Patients will Die without Health Insurance |
| Published: October 20, 2007, 4:04 am |
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It is hard to imagine that living in the most prosperous and powerful country in the whole world that there are over 47 million people in the United States who have no health insurance. That translates into 1 in 10 people without health care coverage in America. Our annual cost for health coverage, per capita, is nearly double that of health care in other countries. And for that amount of money, American citizens should definitely enjoy the best health services in the world.But, the sad truth is we don't. And what's even sadder are the statistics that abide with those who have illnesses such as cancer. Of the 560,000 people with cancer who will die from their disease, The American Cancer Society estimates that 37,000 of those people will die with no health insurance. With alarming numbers like that, what can be done? Is there really a solution?These people have a double battle to wage. One for their physical health, and the other for their finance health. As if facing cancer wasn't [ Full article ] |
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