According to research conducted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2002, an estimated 18,000 Americans died in 2000 because they were uninsured.  Recently, the Urban Institute revisited the IOM report and updated the analysis.  Researchers with the Urban Institute estimated that in 2007, 27,000 deaths in the United States resulted from adults not having health insurance.  Lack of health insurance has been linked with a variety of health related concerns including lower quality of life, increased morbidity and mortality, and higher financial burdens.

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