Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 11/16/2009 - 15:00

CHICAGO (AP) -- Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study....

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