#383: What The Health Care Decision Means For Peoples' Lives




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Summary: <p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health-care law will change peoples' lives. On today's show, we talk to a few of those people.</p><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">When the ruling came down, we were visiting people who work at a health insurance agency in Connecticut. The Court's ruling means the company needs to find a new line of business or close down altogether. (Here's <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/06/29/155936131/after-years-of-uncertainty-a-health-care-business-gets-an-answer">more on our visit</a>.)</p><p style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Also, we hear how people's lives changed when they lost health insurance — and when they got it.</p>