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Lower income families feel the pinch in the USA [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04
The growing diabetes crisis in the United States is a well reported fact. Nevertheless, diabetes-affected families are often being left out in the cold. Many are forced to dig deeply into their own pockets because, in many cases, even if insurance is available, insulin, syringes and blood glucose testing equipment as well as medical services such as outpatient education, so essential for diabetes care, are not covered.
Issue: 
Volume 46 | Issue 1 [2]
Author: 
Hawthorne Kristina [3]
Attachment: 
article_254_en.pdf [4]
Keywords: 
USA, insurance
Section: 
Diabetes in Society [5]
Theme: 
Children [6]
Healthcare costs [7]
Diabetes treatment > Access and supply [8]

Source URL: http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/lower-income-families-feel-the-pinch-in-the-usa

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/lower-income-families-feel-the-pinch-in-the-usa
[2] http://www.idf.org/issues/01/03/01/volume-46-issue-1
[3] http://www.idf.org/authors/193/hawthorne-kristina
[4] http://www.idf.org/sites/default/files/attachments/article_254_en.pdf
[5] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/25
[6] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/165
[7] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/161
[8] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/157