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Insurance Programs Don’t Always Reach Those in Need

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A report shows many uninsured kids in America get no medical care — some go without seeing a doctor a whole year. A study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says that’s because families lack insurance. There are government programs to help, but as Shamane Mills reports, they’re under strain…

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