Objectives. Veterans Administration health care enrollment is restricted to veterans with service-connected problems and those who are poor. We determined how many veterans were uninsured, trends in veterans’ coverage, and whether uninsured veterans lacked access to medical care. Methods. We analyzed annual data from 2 federal surveys, the Current Population Survey for the years 1988 to 2005 an...

The uninsured population has much to gain from affordable sources of prescription medications. No prior studies have assessed the prevalence and predictors of low-cost generic drug programs (LCGP) use in the uninsured population in the United States. A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) during 2007-2012 including individuals aged 18 a...

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BACKGROUND Previously uninsured adults who enroll in the Medicare program at the age of 65 years may have greater morbidity, requiring more intensive and costlier care over subsequent years, than they would if they had been previously insured. METHODS We used longitudinal data from the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study to assess self-reported health care use and expenditur...

In Colley v Motor Insurers’ Bureau the appealled against liability to satisfy a claim for damages injuries suffered by passenger in motor vehicle accident. The driver was uninsured, but at time of accident which victim travelling subject policy insurance. By operation national law, and breach Vehicle Insurance Directive (MVID), insurer allowed recant leave an, ostensibly, uninsured vehicle. Thi...