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Poverty Fact Sheet: Poor and In Poor Health - Policy
www.irp.wisc.edution is poor or near-poor. The uninsured tend to forego preventative care and to wait until an illness is severe before seeking medical care. The proportion of poor children not re-ceiving any health care in a given year is twice that of higher-income children. Another reason poverty affects health is that it often exposes people to unfavor-
Homelessness & Health
nhchc.orgPoor health, high stress, unhealthy and dangerous environments, and an inability to control food intake often result in frequent visits to emergency rooms and hospitalizations. Recovery and healing are more difficult without housing Stable housing not only provides privacy
Medicare, Medicaid, and the Elderly Poor
www.ssa.govPoor health status has been shown to be highly predictive of the need for medical care (Manning, Newhouse, and Ware, 1981). Chronic conditions requiring increased contact with the medical care system and ongoing health care costs are more preva-lent in the elderly population than in the
Health care for the poor: For whom, what care, and whose ...
www.irp.wisc.eduPoor health is a contributing factor to low incomes and poverty. People with chronic medical conditions frequently are poor because they cannot work, and people who suffer a sudden decline in health often become poor after losing their …