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If Congress wants all Americans to get health insurance, it will have to win over people like Gary Cloutier, owner of Cloots Auto Body Shop in Westfield, Mass. He says he just can't afford it.
Some people who qualify for the economic stimulus package's COBRA subsidies are still waiting for the "lifeline." Reporter Rick Schmitt, who was laid off in November, writes about the hurdles he has experienced while trying to get the subsidy.
People young and old crowd the hallway outside the locked door of the Arlington Free Clinic. They grip small pieces of paper that will determine whether they get in -- or give up and go home.
Jim and Jackie Eyler, of Westminster, Md., are employed, insured and unable to pay down a $10,000 credit card balance.
For single mom, credit card was no panacea for an Orthodontist's Bill.
One woman's medical bills and debt from an emergency hospitalization exceed her annual salary.
Bankrupted by nearly $100,000 in medical debt, the Eaker's are now barred from a large clinic.
The rising costs of care and a failing economy drive more Americans into medical debt.
The Clifford's struggle to pay for treatment of their serious medical problems.
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