One American in seven has no coverage, and one in three younger than sixty-five will lose coverage at some point in the next two years. These are people who aren’t poor or old enough to qualify for government programs but whose jobs aren’t good enough to provide benefits, either. They face difficulty finding doctors who will treat them, unconscionable rates of bankruptcy from health care bills, and a proven increased likelihood that problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, appendicitis, and cancer will go undetected or inadequately treated. Our byzantine insurance system leaves
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