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Getting insurance
If your employer doesn't offer health insurance, sometimes affordable coverage can be found through the private market. Make sure you shop around and compare plans and benefits. High deductible plans tend to be more affordable, and are good options for people in good health. Medicaid is a state insurance program with certain income requirements.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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