One American dies every minute for lack of health care ins

[Stephanie]

Now it will one a second will be dying because they haven't paid the deductible...

SNIP:
Consumers Beware: Not All Health Plans Cover A Doctor's Visit Before Deductible Is Met
Kaiser Health News & NBC News ^ | Dec 23, 2013 | Julie Appleby

Posted on *12*/*27*/*2013* *9*:*36*:*44* *AM by Innovative

If you buy one of the less expensive insurance plans sold through the health law’s marketplaces, you may be in for a surprise. Some plans will not pay for a doctor visit before you meet your annual deductible, which could be thousands of dollars.

This could be the next shoe to drop, as people don't realize that if they're buying a bronze plan, they may have to pay $5,000 out of pocket before it contributes a penny," said Carl McDonald, senior analyst with Citi Investment Research, speaking at a Washington, D.C., conference last month.

Plans that list a price for a doctor visit followed by the phrase "after the deductible is met" mean the consumer must pay the full deductible before getting doctor visits for a small copayment.

ALL of it here
Kaiser Health News

 

[boedicca]

I call shenanigans. About 2.5M people die in the U.S. each year, which would mean that 20% of those deaths are due to lack of health insurance if the OP were correct.

That is utter nonsense.

The leading causes of death per the CDC are:

Number of deaths for leading causes of death

Heart disease: 597,689
Cancer: 574,743
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 138,080
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859
Alzheimer's disease: 83,494
Diabetes: 69,071
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 50,476
Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097
Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364


FASTSTATS - Leading Causes of Death


Lack of health insurance is not listed as a cause.