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2010

2009

Accident Insurance News

Obama calls Congress to account on health care

Friday September 11, 2009
AFTER weeks of sitting on the fence on health-care reform, President Barack Obama has finally backed a publicly owned health care insurer that would compete with private companies and provide subsidised policies to low-income people.

Insurance fears deter gene tests

Monday September 7, 2009
AUSTRALIANS with a family history of cancer are turning down genetic tests that could improve their chances of early detection and survival because they fear insurance companies will discriminate against them.