Not having health insurance isn't just a pain—it can be deadly.
According to a report by national health care consumer advocacy group Families USA, 72 Americans die each day, 500 Americans die every week and approximately Americans 2,175 die each month due to lack of health insurance.
Between 2005 and 2010, the number of people who died prematurely due to a lack of health coverage each year rose from 20,350 to 26,100. In that five-year period, the number totaled 134,120. Vermont had the fewest deaths with 28 while California had the most—3,164—according to the report.
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