Opting for private insurance

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Wall Street Journal (subscription required), November 28, 2007

For years, workers generally took health insurance if it was offered by their employer. Now some workers are opting for private health insurance because they are finding it is cheaper to get spouses and children covered by private policies than under their employers' plans.

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