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In all the recent discussions about ways to solve the problem of the uninsured in the United States, little attention has been paid to the plight of the underinsured. But a new Commonwealth Fund study reported in Health Affairs estimates that nearly 16 million adults were underinsured in 2003.

It’s time for policy-makers to think about the underinsured