A report released Thursday said, failure to enact health care reform this year will lead to an estimated death of 1,700 in the next decade in the US. This includes premature deaths of people between 25 and 64 years old in Connecticut. This is a report made by a non-profit consumer group.

Ron Pollack, executive director of Washington, DC-based Families USA, said 2,100 people have died prematurely between 1995 and 2009 because of a lack of health insurance.

This makes the lack of insurance the third leading cause of death between adults. Usual cause of death is heart disease and cancer.