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Posted 09/26/2008

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Millions await Obama's action on health insurance: Here is what happened to those profiled in this series.
Fairness of insurance caps is questioned: Most employer-based insurance plans have lifetime caps limiting how much can be spent per person. Many appear to be reaching those caps. Just ask Karlin Brockington.
With no insurance, broken arm becomes long ordeal: Richard Hershman couldn't find a doctor to fix his broken arm. When he finally did, his arm needed to be rebroken.
How $77 kept a man from qualifying for Medicaid: Phil Venezio worked for 30 years before he got sick and lost his health insurance. The he missed qualifying for Medicaid by $77.
Cuts force transplant patient to take chances.: Jean Hawk couln't pay for her drugs after a kidney transplant.

A sick woman's odyssey without health insurance: Ruby Spencer had a football-sized tumor in her gut and was turned away at Temple University Hospital's ER.
Lack of insurance brought diabetic near death: Flower delivery man was hospitalized for $41,000 because he could not get into see a doctor.
College student's lesson in claims.: Student gets unexspected tutorial on health insurance.
Getting emergency care under a fake name: Kevin McKenzie, 27, had a runaway heartbeat but knew he didn’t have any insurance. At the hospital, he made up a name.
A caregiver is denied medical care: She cheerfully gives others what she needs - and cannot afford.
Letters: Readers Respond: Home-care workers need help, too
Facing a chronic illness with no insurance: A barber with a chronic disease falls deeper into dept.
Victimized by the coverage gap: After Dan Daskus came down with cancer, the cost of co-pays and medicines left him thousands in debt.
Health Experts weigh in on Dan Daskus’ care: One calls him “one of the lucky ones.”