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The Scoop: July 8, 2020 Edition
July 8, 2020 – In this week's edition: COVID-19 special enrollment periods in NY, MD end next Wednesday; Pennsylvania enacts law requiring health insurers…
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A dream come true (and a nightmare ended)
November 11, 2015 – Shirley Cayko dreamed of opening her own mental health practice, but held off because she was quoted health insurance premiums of $5,000 a…
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“It’s not health insurance. It’s bankruptcy insurance.”
June 17, 2013 – I was approaching 60 years of age; I had exhausted my savings to pay for a private health insurance policy that was no longer financially…
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The facts behind breastfeeding controversy
June 21, 2012 – Since when did breast pumps become an "essential benefit?" Answer? Since we realized that if 90 percent of women nursed their babies for…