CHICAGO (AP) -- A father lost his job at a medical device company that is facing a new tax. A young woman got back on her parents' insurance and was able to get surgery for an injury that could have hobbled her. A part-time sales woman stopped putting off a colonoscopy and cancer screenings and saved nearly $3,000 because health plans now must pay for preventive care without co-pays.
How Health Care Law Affects Lives Of 7 Americans
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Mon, 03/19/2012 - 6:10am
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