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Promoting universal coverage: become an advocate for universal health insurance.

Publication: Behavioral Healthcare
Publication Date: 01-FEB-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Promoting universal coverage: become an advocate for universal health insurance.(THE MANDERSCHEID REPORT)

Article Excerpt
Even though many states are considering or implementing universal health insurance initiatives, the economic environment will make them a tough sell in state capitols. Hence, it is very important to be able to make clear arguments in favor of universal coverage.

A principal motivation is the recognition that the usual form of healthcare for uninsured persons--the emergency room--is among the most expensive offered to any segment of our population. For an uninsured person with a mental illness, the ER has become the new inpatient ward. Stories of people spending five to six days in ERs are becoming common, as other alternatives simply are not available.

A second, related, factor is the realization that...



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