In this case it seems a little insurance is worse than none as far as immunizations go ..
A study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association finds that underinsured children — those whose health insurance doesn't cover all the recommended vaccines — may miss out on immunizations that are fully covered for children who are uninsured or who are on Medicaid.
"It's ironic that kids who are uninsured are better off," said lead author Grace Lee, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Harvard Medical School.
An estimated 14% of children are underinsured, Lee and colleagues report. They can pay for vaccines or get them free at federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics if they live near one. "Technically, they have access," Lee says, "but they might have to go 200 miles" to the nearest center.
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