better late than never?!

Ok... I am still catching up on my newspaper reading...

I just read this article, and I am left wondering, is this a revelation? I realize that we need these kinds of studies in order to PROVE the detriment of not having health insurance or of having inadequate insurance, but it still seemed like a shame to spend the money on this kind of study.

here's one FINDING:

The study’s authors concluded that “individuals without private insurance are not receiving optimum care in terms of cancer screening or timely diagnosis and follow-up with health care providers.” Advanced-stage diagnosis, they wrote, “leads to increased morbidity, decreased quality of life and survival and, often, increased costs.”