Use of Health Services by Previously Uninsured Medicare Beneficiaries

The New England Journal of Medicine by J. Michael McWilliams, M.D., Ellen Meara, Ph.D., Alan M. Zaslavsky, Ph.D., John Z. Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P. | Jul. 12, 2007 (Special Report)

Previously uninsured adults who enroll in the Medicare program at the age of 65 years may have greater morbidity, requiring more intensive and costlier care over subsequent years, than they would if they had been previously insured. Full Story »

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by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 1, 2008

This research study, published in one of the world's most highly respected medical journals, provides preliminary, but convincing, evidence in support of universal health care coverage as a tool for reducing the cost of medical care. This format does not allow for other viewpoints, which may be found in future letters-to-the-editor, or in other journals.