Z59.71 is a medical diagnostic code for “Insufficient health insurance coverage”.
It’s a diagnosis that should never have existed.
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And terribly enough, it does deserve a medical diagnostic code, because it directly impacts how a patient’s condition can be treated.
Are there statistics showing how many people died because of Z59.71?
It’s a catch-22. To get a Z59.71 diagnosis, you have to see a doctor. But if you don’t have insurance, you’re probably avoiding the doctor.
But for seeing how many insured people are screwed by their insurer it seems reasonable
But for seeing how many insured people are screwed by their insurer
All of them.
100% of insured people are screwed by their insurer.
Indeed.
