Forbes reports -- 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance

17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance

10.29.09, 02:00 PM EDT

Kids without coverage are more apt to die while hospitalized, study finds

THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.