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Word: sivertson (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...care for the poor and underinsured. Many of those flocking to emergency rooms are working people whose employers are no longer able or willing to provide insurance. "The 9-to-5 executive with benefits can take time off to see his doctor," says Dr. Keith T. Sivertson, director of the Johns Hopkins emergency department in Baltimore. "The poor slob mopping the floor until 4 a.m. may be sick after work, yet has to be ready to go back on the job the next day because if he doesn't work he doesn't get paid. Where does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Do You Want To Die? | 5/28/1990 | See Source »

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