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Are you really covered? Why 4 in 10 Americans can't depend on their health insurance.
You might think you don't have to worry about paying for medical care if you have health insurance. But you would be wrong.
From escalating medical debt to postAponed retirement, our exclusive national survey of working-age adults shows the depth of jitters even for those lucky enough to have insurance through their jobs or families:
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* 29 percent of people who had health insurance were "underinsured," with coverage so meager they often postAponed medical care because of costs.
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