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Uninsured Trauma Victims Face High Death Rate

By Andrew SchneiderNov 16th 2009 – 4:00PM
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(Nov. 16) -- It's federal law: All seriously injured emergency and trauma patients must be given equal lifesaving care, whether or not they can pay for it. But that's not happening, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Children's Hospital Boston research fellow Dr. Heather Rosen and colleagues from three...

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