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Archive Home > 2007 > August > 23 > Slipping through the cracks

Slipping through the cracks

Many families, like the Bitners, can’t afford insurance and don’t qualify for assistance

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
August 23, 2007

When June Bitner was laid off from her quality-control job at Brightwood Millworks in February, her Culver family had to make some tough financial choices. Down to only one paycheck, they could little afford the $900 a month payment required to keep their health insurance coverage.

The Bitners....

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