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Originally Posted by 1thing2add

http://www.pnhp.org/excessdeaths/hea...-US-adults.pdf

Fromm the article

Conclusions
Lack of health insurance is associated with
as many as 44789 deaths per year in the
United States, more than those caused by
kidney disease (n=42868).41 The increased
risk of death attributable to uninsurance
suggests that alternative measures of access
to medical care for the uninsured, such as
community health centers, do not provide the
protection of private health insurance. Despite
widespread acknowledgment that
enacting universal coverage would be life
saving, doing so remains politically thorny.
Now that health reform is again on the
political agenda, health professionals have
the opportunity to advocate universal coverage.

Now lets look at these two words.

Associate
* Main Entry: 1as·so·ci·ate
* Pronunciation: \ə-ˈsō-shē-ˌāt, -sē-\
* Function: verb
* Inflected Form(s): as·so·ci·at·ed; as·so·ci·at·ing
* Etymology: Middle English associat associated, from Latin associatus, past participle of associare to unite, from ad- + sociare to join, from socius companion — more at social
* Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to join as a partner, friend, or companion
2 obsolete : to keep company with : attend
3 : to join or connect together : combine
4 : to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination)intransitive verb 1 : to come or be together as partners, friends, or companions
2 : to combine or join with other parts : unite
synonyms see join

Caused
* Main Entry: 2cause
* Function: transitive verb
* Inflected Form(s): caused; caus·ing
* Date: 14th century

1 : to serve as a cause or occasion of <cause an accident>
2 : to compel by command, authority, or force <caused him to resign>

— caus·er noun

Pretty clear they dont mean the same thing isn't.

Just the slow folks.... lack of heath insurance doesnt cause death.