Hurdles in accessing health insurance are major drivers of health and economic inequities. veeranggull orachon/iStock via Getty Images PlusFlorence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her obstetrician recommended she spend the final month on bed rest in the hospital, for close monitoring. Despite the recommendation, her health insurer determined that it would only cover partial-day at-home nursing care.
获取健康保险的障碍是导致健康和经济不平等的主要驱动因素。veeranggull orachon/iStock via Getty Images Plus弗洛伦斯·科科伦是南中贝尔电话公司的员工，在她怀孕八个月时，产科医生建议她在医院卧床休息最后一个月，以便密切监测。尽管有此建议，她的健康保险公司决定只承保部分时间的家庭护理服务。
While a nurse was off duty, her fetus went into distress and died.
在护士不当班期间，她的胎儿出现窘迫并死亡。
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