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The Consequences of Uninsurance for Individuals, Families, Communities, and the Nation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Dianne Miller Wolman  and
Wilhelmine Miller
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Until very recently, the lack of health insurance has been viewed primarily as a problem of financial risk for uninsured individuals. This article documents far broader adverse effects, drawn from the work of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance. It also synthesizes the Committee’s key findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

In early 2004, following 3½ years of study, the IOM Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance recommended that “...the President and Congress develop a strategy to achieve universal insurance coverage and establish a firm and explicit schedule to reach this goal by 2010.” The Committee presented 5 principles to be used to assess various proposals for extending coverage or to guide the design of a new strategy, specifying that health care coverage should be universal, continuous, affordable to individuals and families, and affordable and sustainable for society.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , Fall 2004 , pp. 397 - 403
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2004

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