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On the recordJune 18, 2009
It is the fact that a child with appendicitis is five times more likely to die without health insurance, than if he or she was covered.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights the life-threatening risks of being uninsured for children.

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