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'Out in the Cold:' America's Deadly Un-Insurance Problem


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'Out in the Cold:' America's Deadly Un-Insurance Problem
How do we know that nearly 340,000 Americans died during the pandemic because they did not have health insurance? How does this compare to American deaths related to uninsurance during a non-COVID year? How could the U.S. have saved $5 billion or more in healthcare costs during the pandemic?
To find out, we spoke to James G. Kahn, MD/MPH, a professor emeritus of health policy, epidemiology, and global health at the University of California, San Francisco. An expert in health policy and economics, he's an advisor for Code WACK! as well as editor and primary blogger for Health Justice Monitor.
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