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Accommodations Sought For Chronically Ill, Victims Of Domestic Violence
Advocates press for help for thousands of consumers with pre-existing illnesses who face a March 31 closure of high-risk insurance pools and also for married victims of domestic abuse to allow them to qualify for subsidized coverage. Meanwhile, the administration signals that, because health plans have seen added costs caused by the troubled rollout of the health exchanges, the government may relax a requirement that insurers spend 80 percent of all premium dollars on medical care because of their added expense due to the troubled rollout of the exchanges.
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