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Almost all of us know someone with a disability. Four million veterans — more than one in five — are living with a disability that is the result of a disease or injury that occurred during active military service. And in a split second, an accident at work or while crossing the street could leave any one of us to contend with a changed physical or intellectual reality. In spite of this, a large body of evidence shows that people living with disabilities receive lower-quality care and less preventive care, and have a higher incidence of chronic conditions than people without disabilities. People with disabilities also face higher out-of-pocket health care costs and are more likely to live below the federal poverty level than those without disabilities.        
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research