Report: Lack of health insurance kills 2 each week

From: Missoulian | Date: April 9, 2008| Author: Straub, Noelle | Copyright information

WASHINGTON - Nearly two working-age Montanans and one Wyomingite die each week because they lack health insurance, a new report says.

"A lack of health coverage is a matter of life and death for many people," said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a Washington-based nonprofit that advocates for health care consumers.

Building on previous studies, Families USA estimated how many people will meet an early death because they don't have the same access to health care ...

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