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Child-Only Health Insurance Policies Dropped By Big Insurers

First Posted: 11/22/10 05:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:50 PM ET

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Major health insurance companies in California and other states have decided to stop selling policies for children rather than comply with a new federal healthcare law that bars them from rejecting youngsters with preexisting medical conditions.

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