Risk of health morbidity for the uninsured: 10-year evidence from a large hospital center in Boston, Massachusetts

ConclusionsPatients with no insurance coverage were at higher risk of death and of admission for physical and substance-related injury. We did not observe a higher risk for acute life-threatening diseases such as myocardial infarction or kidney failure. The lower CCI observed in the uninsured may be explained by under diagnosis or voluntary withdrawal from coverage in the pre-Affordable Care Act era. Replication of findings is warranted in other populations, among those with government-subsidized insurance and in the procedure/prescription domains.
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research