Commotio cordis occurs mostly in boys and young men (average age 15), usually during sports, most frequently baseball, often despite a chest protector. It is usually caused by a projectile, but can also be caused by the blow of an elbow or other body part.
The number of uninsured Americans declined by 8.8 million in 2014, the first year the major insurance reforms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect, according to new federal survey of 98,000 adults released by the U.S. Census Bureau today.
If the GOP legislation were enacted this May, the number of Americans without health insurance would reach 52 million in 2026, compared to 28 million if the Affordable Care Act were left untouched, according to the report. The uninsured rate would rise from 10 percent to 19 percent over that time.