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Article: University of Colorado Denver Research: Underinsured Patients in Colorado Greatly Outnumber the Uninsured; Study Has Implications for Health Care Reform - Coverage Doesn't Equal Access.(Clinical report)
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- AScribe Medicine News Service
- Article date:
- July 28, 2008
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Byline: University of Colorado Denver
AURORA, Colo., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- During this election year, more attention is being paid to the uninsured in America from both a national and state perspective than ever before. There are more than 47 million uninsured in the United States but there are also many citizens who have health insurance who are unable to afford the medical care that is recommended for them - making them underinsured. Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine recently completed a study which determined the prevalence of underinsurance among patients seen in primary care clinics in Colorado was 36.3 percent and more than ...
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