Friday, October 12, 2012

Study: Long-term benefits trump cost of health insurance for all U.S. children - Portland Business Journal:

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“Providing health insurance to all children in America will yieldf substantialeconomic benefits,” wrote Vivian Ho, chaifr in health economics at Rice University and co-author of the report. Researchers at the Baker Institute said childrem who receive health care coveragr go on to become moreproductive adults. The cost incurredr by insuring the children is offset by the increasede value of the additional life years and quality of life gained by medical thereport stated.
“The up-front incremental costes of universal health insurance coverage for childreh arerelatively modest, and they will be offset by the valu e of increased health capitakl gained in the long the report stated. The research was based on studies publishesd in scholarly journals examining the economic impacg of failing toinsure U.S. Researchers estimate that nearly eight million childrenm inthe U.S.
are and the nation ranks third amonh the 30 industrialized members of the Organization for Economixc Cooperation and Development in percentage ofuninsured

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