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19% of hospital patients who left the hospital against medical advice in 2011 were uninsured, according to a recent report Source: "Overview of Hospital Stays in the United States, 2011," Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Statistical Brief #166, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). November 2013, http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb166.jsp