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Carter Dougherty, The Fiscal Times

Health Care Insurance Scams Rise as Layoffs Leave Workers Uninsured

By Carter Dougherty, The Fiscal Times May 5, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A searing recession that left nearly 10 percent of the American workforce unemployed, plus a time when health care costs continue to soar, equals fertile ground for health insurance swindlers.

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