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Farmers' Health Insurance: A Costly Row To Hoe (NPR)
Many U.S. farmers struggle to meet their health care costs. A recent survey by the nonprofit Access Project says farmers pay twice as much as nonfarmers for insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. As small-business owners, they have few options and often buy insurance as individuals.

NJ Jockeys Closer to Health Insurance (BloodHorse)
Jockeys who ride regularly in New Jersey could begin receiving an annual grant of $150,000 to help pay for health insurance if a deal is finalized during a December meeting between the New Jersey Racing Commission and the Jockeys' Guild.

Mandated health insurance would decrease college enrollment, officials say (The Capital)
ANNAPOLIS — More than 250,000 Maryland adults under age 30 lacked health insurance in 2006, prompting health care officials to call for mandatory coverage for all college students during a House committee hearing Wednesday.

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone To Get Health Insurance Soon (AllAfrica.com)
President Koroma has told the visiting Emir of Shonga, Nigeria Dr Haliru Yahaya that his government was working towards a national health insurance scheme which would be launched by next year.

Health insurance costs: Employees dig deeper in pockets (Orlando Sentinel)
U.S. workers who get health insurance through their employer can expect to shoulder more of the ever-growing financial burden again next year.