Failing Economy Means Failing Health

time.com — As the economy spirals downward, a series of recent reports forecasts that the country's health-care crisis is about to get worse, particularly for children. A study conducted at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that kids who did not have continuous health insurance were 14 times less likely to have regular visits with a pediatrician than those who did. They were also three times less likely to fill prescriptions for necessary medication. A second study concluded that children who were covered by private insurance were over three times more likely than government-insured children to lose their coverage if a parent lost or quit a job.

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