Health insurance expansion may be linked to fewer cardiac arrest deaths, OHSU researcher says

Sudden cardiac arrest is responsible for about 350,000 deaths each year, more than any other single disease. Recently, though, an OHSU researcher led a study that found a strong connection between Medicare expansion and a reduction in sudden cardiac arrests among middle aged adults. Eric Stecker, a cardiology professor at OHSU's Knight Cardiovascular Institute, also said this improvement could be reversed if the Senate health care bill, which the CBO estimates would increase the number of uninsured…
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