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To the Editor: Stoddard et al. (May 19 issue)¹ suggested that children who lack health insurance are less likely to receive medically indicated care than children with health insurance, and they conclude that uninsured children are therefore at risk for substantial avoidable morbidity. Unfortunately, the key question asked in the 1987 National Medical Expenditures Survey was "Did he or she see a doctor about it?" (i.e., the health problem). The wording of the question may have precluded a positive response if a nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or nurse was consulted rather than a physician. In some settings, a parent may . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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