The News
Study says ex-uninsured more costly to Medicare
New research shows that once eligible for the federal benefit, those who were never insured were hospitalized more often.
By Gina Kolata The New York Times
Article Last Updated: 07/12/2007 02:02:25 AM MDT
When uninsured adults with common chronic illnesses became eligible for Medicare, they saw doctors and were hospitalized more often and reported greater medical expenses than people who had had insurance. And their increased use of medical services continued until at least age 72, researchers are reporting today.

The Research
Read the research behind this story in The New England Journal of Medicine.