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Lots of people have trouble finding major medical insurance with premiums that fit into a budget. But people who are over fifty, but not yet sixty-five, can be particularly hard hit. At 65, most Americans qualify for Medicare and Medicare health plans. Younger people tend to be healthier because they have not started to get some of the health problems that hit us in middle age. Because the insurers figure that middle aged people will be more expensive to cover, they tend to charge more if they offer coverage to individuals. Continue reading →