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Article: It's D-Day for health insurance Starting Sunday, everyone 'must' have coverage, though deadline is really Dec. 1
- Article from:
- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- June 30, 2007
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STOUGHTON - Dennis Cormier, a 57-year-old Stoughton father of two
boys, was facing a huge increase in his health insurance premiums on
July 1, when the health coverage he received from a former employer
was about to expire.
It would have cost him $2,000 a month, or $800 more than he had
been paying, to enroll in an identical plan.
While his health is good and he stays in shape, Cormier had a
heart attack in 1991. With a wife, a son in high school and another
in college, he knew he couldn't let his coverage lapse. He also
didn't want to leave a new job he enjoys just because the small
company doesn't offer health coverage.