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Health Insurance and Bankruptcy Rates in Canada and the United States

Date Published:7/7/2009 3:00:00 AM 
Author(s):Brett J. Skinner
Mark Rovere 
Research Topic(s):Health
Insurance 
The current debate about reforming health care policy has included suggestions that nearly two-thirds of personal bankruptcies in the U.S. result from uninsured medical expenses or loss of income due to illness. Advocates of socialized medicine argue that this would not occur if the U.S. adopted a government-run health system similar to Canada’s. But as this report details, the evidence doesn’t support the bankruptcy claim.
ISBN:1714-6720 
Type:Studies & Reports 
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