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April 1987

Health insurance loss: the case of the displaced worker

Michael Podgursky, Paul Swaim

Upon termination, most displaced workers lose employer-financed health insurance along with their jobs; data for 1983-84 suggest that such workers ran a high risk of remaining uninsured for extended periods, even after new employment was secured.

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