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Review
. 2008 Winter;36(4):618-28, 607.
doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.00316.x.

America's uninsured: the statistics and back story

Diane Rowland  1 , Adele Shartzer
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America's uninsured: the statistics and back story

Diane Rowland et al. J Law Med Ethics. 2008 Winter.

Abstract

This article provides an overview of why health insurance matters, a profile of the uninsured, and a discussion of the roles and limits of private and public health insurance as sources of coverage. It concludes with reflections on the current health insurance environment and prospects for reform.

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