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Archive Home > 2008 > March > 13 > Study: 350 Oregonians die each year due to no insurance

Study: 350 Oregonians die each year due to no insurance

Many delay treatment until it’s too late, advocacy group says

By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
March 13, 2008

A new report estimates that 350 Oregon adults die each year because they lack medical insurance. The report, released Wednesday by the nonprofit advocacy organization Families USA, is the first to make state-specific estimates about the number of lives lost because of health....

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