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What negative externalities arise when an individual does not have health insurance?

User Ben Brandt
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When someone does not have insurance:

• Infected patient with contagious disease won’t be treated so the infection might be spread,

• Emergency treatment and care for uninsured patient will cost a lot more than for the patient with insurance,

• Staying in hospital rooms and using hospital resources is more expensive.


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