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.
Fourteen million more people would become uninsured next year if the American Health Care Act is signed into law, the Congressional Budget Office estimated. By the year 2026, a total of 24 million more Americans would be uninsured than they would be under Obamacare, the CBO said.