The number of people in Illinois without health insurance is up for the second year in a row, to 15.9 percent, says a new report by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
In Chicago, the proportion is much higher, 22.7 percent. In the metropolitan area, it's 12.8 percent.
"You walk into a doctor's office, and they say you need a 45-minute procedure and it will set you back $40,000," one Chicago man told the Gilead Outreach and Referral Center, which commissioned the study.
The number of people in Illinois without health insurance is up for the second year in a row, to 15.9 percent, says a new report by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
In Chicago, the proportion is much higher, 22.7 percent. In the metropolitan area, it's 12.8 percent.
“You walk into a doctor's office, and they say you need a 45-minute procedure and it will set you back $40,000,” one Chicago man told the Gilead Outreach and Referral Center, which commissioned the study.
“I went home, and I had to sell the car and assets,” he said. “The alternative was debilitating. At that point, you're self-funded.
Source: http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-insure08.html
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