Insuring your health: High risk pools for people with medical issues start slowly

In her latest Kaiser Health News consumer column, Michelle Andrews writes: "This summer, new health insurance programs aimed at people with preexisting medical conditions began accepting applications around the country. The plans target one of the key promises of the health-care overhaul: Everyone, even people with checkered medical histories that may make them uninsurable under the current system, can get coverage" (10/26). Read the entire column.

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