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New Health Law Expands High-Risk Coverage

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 04/15/2010 - 6:00am

Many states have "last resort" health insurance, but the programs are plagued with problems. Tara Anderson was told she had to wait three months before her son could join California's plan.

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Investors who "gamble" are similar to lottery players

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Thu, 02/26/2009 - 2:30pm

The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality—high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on average are lower for those who invest this way in the stock market, research from The University of Texas at [...]