An eroding model for health insurance

Working Americans once could rely on employer-based benefits. But more people are being forced into the individual market, where coverage is costly, bare-bones and precarious.

The health insurance system has become increasingly expensive and inaccessible. It leaves patients responsible for bills they understood would be covered, squeezes doctors and hospitals, and tries to avoid even minuscule risks, such as providing coverage to a newborn with no serious illness. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 21, 2008

Informative series on the nation's health insurance crisis, which points to the difficulty of getting affordable insurance in today's troubled economy. This in-depth report provides ample factual evidence from multiple sources, contrasting different case studies involving typical consumers rejected by insurance companies. The article provides invaluable insights, pointing to the low level of regulation over insurance companies, who are often free to "cherry-pick the healthiest consumers."

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