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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 14 > Recession survival: Health coverage after a layoff

Recession survival: Health coverage after a layoff

By Candice Choi / The Bulletin
December 14, 2008

Cynthia Casey’s husband was in the hospital with a failing liver when she was laid off in September, stranding the family without health insurance.

Medical bills were piling up. She had two teenagers to feed and a weekly unemployment check of less than $300.

“The bills just....

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