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Commentary: Providing health insurance through professional or interest-related organizations rather than employment
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June 4, 2004
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ROBERT SIEGEL
All Things Considered (NPR)
06-04-2004
Commentary: Providing health insurance through professional or interest-related organizations rather than employment
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
Medicare-approved prescription discount cards went into effect this week. It's the first step in a massive overhaul of the plan for seniors. Commentator Merrill Matthews argues there should be more changes in the nation's health-care system. He says the government ought to make it easier for younger people to get insurance in the first place.
MERRILL MATTHEWS:
If you are a working-age American with health insurance, you probably get it from an employer. Have ...
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