August 08, 2007
Better to not have insurance?
The AP is reporting on a JAMA article that concludes it might be better for children to have no insurance rather than be underinsured.
For children whose health insurance doesn't cover newly recommended shots, it's better to have no insurance at all, a new study suggests.
Free vaccines are available to children who are uninsured or qualify for public insurance.
But many states can't afford to help children with inadequate private insurance that doesn't cover new, expensive shots and even some older shots, the study found. That puts more than a million children at risk, researchers said.