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May 2010, No. 274
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Last Updated: 04/07/2010

Getting Sick and Paying for It

Svetlana Pashchenko

In certain situations, Americans who become chronically ill have to pay higher rates to continue their health insurance coverage. Indeed, although the majority of Americans are insured, hardly anyone is fully protected against the risk that their next insurance policy will cost considerably more than their current one.

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