# Since 1970, has anyone in the USA really DIED because they couldn't afford health care?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-1970-has-anyone-in-the-usa-really-died-because-they-couldnt-afford-health-care/508810 "2009-09-04T00:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-1970-has-anyone-in-the-usa-really-died-because-they-couldnt-afford-health-care/508810/61 "2009-09-19T02:00:53Z")

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There is a thread on this in the pit. A study came out saying 45,000 people a year die due to a lack of health insurance. A Federal study run by the CDC over a 12 year period.

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