Deaths From Lack Of Insurance, State-By-State

Families USA has estimated the number of people who died in each state in 2006 because of a lack of health insurance.

Alabama: 600
Alaska: 60
Arizona: 720
Arkansas: 390
California: 3,100
Colorado: 360
Connecticut: 150
Delaware: 60
District of Columbia: 60
Florida: 2,400
Georgia: 1,000
Hawaii: 60
Idaho: 100
Illinois: 960
Indiana: 460
Iowa: 140
Kansas: 180
Kentucky: 470
Louisiana: 710
Maine: 80
Maryland: 450
Massachusetts: 320
Michigan: 650
Minnesota: 180
Mississippi: 440
Missouri: 500
Montana: 90
Nebraska: 90
Nevada: 290
New Hampshire: 70
New Jersey: 640
New Mexico: 260
New York, 1,300
North Carolina, 1,000
North Dakota, 30
Ohio, 750
Oklahoma, 470
Oregon, 350
Pennsylvania, 710
Rhode Island, 50
South Carolina, 530
South Dakota, 50
Tennessee, 660
Texas, 2,700
Utah, 150
Vermont, 30
Virginia, 550
Washington, 380
West Virginia, 210
Wisconsin, 250
Wyoming, 50


The group cautioned that it is hard to compare state-by-state numbers because of differences in population sizes, coverage rates and other factors.

http://www.newsnet5.com/health/15845198/detail.html

And I do wonder if the numbers are skewed. I imagine there are some people who didn't make it into this study. :(

And why don't more people give a shit?

But I don't really feel up to doing it now, heh.

Makes me ill! My son who is 40 now came down with MS about 4 years ago and had no insurance. We had 3 hurricanes that year in Florida and the first attack he had was 2 weeks before the 1st one hit. Then he lost his business and couldn't get any help from FEMA in the 2nd one. He kept getting worse and we had to go from ER to ER and also tried the Clinics to no avail. It was almost 2 years before he got a diagnoses from a MS Dr. and he went to the USF and received the medicine he needed. He almost lost his eyesight and has brain atrophy and kidney problems from it now worse then if he would have been if he had gotten he immediate help he needed! We also had a huge financial burden to keep him going for a year and a half. It is just not a terrible ordeal for the person but for the entire family if they are lucky enough to have one. And this is the "greatest" country in the world? It can be, but it sure isn't right now!

I could tell a similar tale of what has happened to my husband. Thankfully he is better now, but the two years spent dealing with the hospitals, the insurance companies, the pharmacies etc has left me with major anxiety attacks, depression, and deep seated resentment and anger. I wholeheartedly understand why Wright gets angry!

I don't want to even contemplate what my mental state would be if Mark had not recovered and if I still had to take care of him 24/7.
So please accept my sympathy in your ongoing struggles.
In one of the ways that life can be extremely ironic - it was my RW neighbors, who hadn't even known us for long when all of this happened, who helped us out greatly!

Blessing!

Look at the numbers for Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Why are they so much higher than the other states?

I know of one person who was taken to a hospital in a small NC town, showing all classic signs of stroke (a friend of mine examined her before the paramedics came in and gave them all the necessary information). When my friend finally got to the hospital this person was being discharged - diagnosis of migrane. My friend raised hell and got her back into the ER where they confirmed that she was diagnosed with a migrane. My friend showed the ER nurse the girl's face which was pulled over to one side and paralized. They agreed to reexamine her. Someone later mentioned to my friend that the girl had no insurance...not true. They had just failed to find her insurance card in her purse!

Really scary!

:bounce:

Attempting to demolish the Public Health Department, the state Medicaid program, and other safety nets.

Thanks for the thread, OhioChick.

That health care is seen as a privilege and not a right says a bunch about this country. We're one of the least civilized nations among the prosperous nations of the world.


:banghead:

Hospitals.

If I get the time, I will figure it out because it would tell how poor health care is in some areas. But Some states it isn't too hard to declare very poor without that analysis.

denied or delayed, I bet it would be even more than this. It makes me sick - no pun intended.

Without unions, they have more shitty jobs without any benefits.

I'm sure some states cover their asses better than others.

somebody should definitely do this. Somebody not me, I mean.