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66. Does Health Insurance Make You Healthier?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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How Does Health Insurance Impact Health?

Millions of people in the U.S. who are uninsured get access to some care through emergency rooms or social safety net hospitals. But they don't get the same access to care that people with insurance do. People on Medicaid have often much worse health outcomes than those without it, she says.

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