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.
âIn FY 2014, we expect to serve almost 116 million Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries, more than one-in-three Americans,â said CMS. According to the Census Bureau, there are now 316,795,196 people residing in the United States.The approximately 116,000,000 people CMS predicts will be enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP in 2014 equals 36.6 percent of the total population.However, the CBO has estimated that even with the implementation of Obamacare there will still be 44 million Americans who are uninsured in 2014.In FY 2014, we expect to serve almost 116 million Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries, more than one-in-three Americans,â said CMS. According to the Census Bureau, there are now 316,795,196 people residing in the United States.