NL0104: ONLINE CONTINUING ED CHRONICLE™ --  January 2004

THE UNINSURED -- Part 1: Who are They? and Who pays for their care?

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OBJECTIVE

1. Explain the financial / social consequences of uninsurance on society and describe the potential economic and societal benefits to be realized if everyone had health insurance on a continuous basis.

OUTLINE

 ARTICLE 1: Hidden Costs, Value Lost: Uninsurance in America

 ARTICLE 2: A Shared Destiny: Community Effects of Uninsurance

ARTICLE 3: Census Bureau - Health Insurance Coverage 2002

ARTICLE 4: How Much Medical Care Do The Uninsured Use and Who Pays For It?
by Jack Hadley and John Holahan

ABSTRACT: With the number of uninsured people exceeding forty-one million in 2001, insuring the uninsured is again a major policy issue. This analysis establishes benchmarks for the inevitable debate over the cost of expanding coverage: How much is being spent on care for the uninsured, and where does the money come from? This information is essential for assessing how much new money will be required for expanded coverage, how much can be reallocated from existing sources, and how a new financing system would redistribute the burden of subsidizing care for the uninsured from private to public sources.

ARTICLE 5: FYI: Medicare's Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments

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