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Health insurance fails to protect Americans from financial risk

Sickness or injury can leave people in serious financial jeopardy even when they have health insurance, according to a report released today by the Access Project and Brandeis University. The Illusion of Coverage: How Health Insurance Fails People When They Get Sick, reports findings based on in-depth interviews with dozens of insured Americans in seven states.

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