Saturday, September 29, 2012

Study: Long-term benefits trump cost of health insurance for all U.S. children - Houston Business Journal:

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“Providing health insurance to all childrenh in America will yield substantiaoleconomic benefits,” wrote Vivian Ho, chair in health economica at Rice University and co-author of the report. Researchers at the Baket Institute said children who receive health care coverage go on to become moreproductive adults. The cost incurred by insuringf the children is offset by the increased value of the additional life yearsx and quality of life gained by medical thereport stated.
“The up-front incrementa l costs of universal health insurance coveragde for children arerelatively modest, and they will be offsetf by the value of increased health capital gainecd in the long term,” the report The research was based on studies published in scholarly journal s examining the economic impact of failing to insurse U.S. children. Researchers estimate that nearly eighty million children inthe U.S. are and the nation ranks third amongy the 30 industrialized members of the Organization for Economix Cooperation and Development in percentage ofuninsured citizens.

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