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The recent health care debate in Washington D.C. has been filled with political rhetoric. But closer to home, the issue is much more stark. A new report from the Washington Insurance Commissioner's office shows the number of people without health insurance is growing at an alarming rate, and at a huge cost. KUOW's Ruby de Luna reports.

(November 17, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - According to a report published in the Archives of Surgery, trauma patients without health insurance are at significantly increased risk of mortality. Researchers studied nearly 700,000 trauma cases, adjusting for factors such as comorbidities and the severity of the injury incurred. They found that trauma patients without insurance were at 89% increased risk of death. From Washington - The US Preventive Services Task Force is recommending that women do not need to undergo routine mammogram screening for breast cancer until the age of 50. This screening is to take place only every two years. Researchers found that: younger women are more likely to have false-positive diagnoses; over-diagnosis occurs 1 to 10% of the time because of screening; and breast self-examination does not appear to decrease risk of mortality. This research is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. And finally, from Orlando - According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, phone calls from a nurse may help patients who are suffering depression after undergoing CABG. Researchers studied over 300 post-op CABG patients who were suffering from depression, randomizing some to traditional anti-depressive therapy and others to an intervention program in which a nurse called patients and talked to them about depression. Patients who received these phone calls saw their depression symptom scores improve more than those who received traditional therapy.

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You might think the people out pushing for a public option health care plan are uninsured people who want a hand out. Not so in Eden Prairie where people stood out in the cold and held a vigil outside Congressman Erik Paulsen's office (R-MN). Paulsen is opposed to a public option. The people standing out in the cold support it because they are concerned about health care for their children and grandchildren. "We as Americans should be hanging our heads in shame that we don't take care of these people" said one senior who said she was lucky enough to have enough money to pay $24,000 out of her own pocket for medical crisis. "That our government allows people to be sick, even die and they won't do anything about it. It's a time to take action and it's a time to take responsibility. "This is not a Democratic issue. This is not a Republican issue. This is not a religious issue. It's just the right thing for us to do -- we (should) stop playing with millions and millions of people's lives . I'm asking everybody to support the public option and insurance reform and President Obama in his push to get this through. And I know, as he says 'we can do it' ".

Author: lawyerscarpey Added: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:31 -0800 Duration: 0http://www.carpeylaw.com Stuart A. Carpey from the Conshohocken and Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Kreithen Baron and Carpey informs you about purchasing uninsured motorist coverage. Find out why uninsured motorist coverage is crucial to protect you and your family. He is the author of Purchasing Auto Insurance in Pennsylvania that is free on his website.

Author: lawyerscarpey Added: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:33:31 -0800 Duration: 0http://www.carpeylaw.com Stuart A. Carpey from the Conshohocken and Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm Kreithen Baron and Carpey informs you about purchasing uninsured motorist coverage. Find out why uninsured motorist coverage is crucial to protect you and your family. He is the author of Purchasing Auto Insurance in Pennsylvania that is free on his website.

The uninsured pay far more for their health care procedures than your insurance company would.

Bill Moyers Journal presents CRITICAL CONDITION, a film by Roger Weisberg that follows families fighting illness without health coverage. The families discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives.