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That's because diagnosing and treating an illness may not fall neatly into six-month increments. While Pat had been continuously covered since 2002 by the same company, Assurant Health, each successive policy treated him as a brand-new customer. In looking back over Pat's medical records, the company noticed test results from December, eight months earlier. Though Pat's doctors didn't determine the precise cause of the problem until the following July, his kidney disease was nonetheless judged a "pre-existing condition" - meaning his insurance wouldn't cover it, since he was now under a different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...when it lost its accreditation in the wake of a financial scandal. Enrollment plummeted from 3,000 to as low as 56, with just 161 students registered this semester. The school faces foreclosure on a building that is home to classrooms and an art gallery. And in a brand-new lawsuit, filed last week, General Electric Capital Corp. is seeking $382,000 plus legal fees for alleged missed payments on office equipment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sparing a Dime to Save a College | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...power play and held Clarkson to just one goal in six opportunities.With the regular-season crown taken care of, Harvard’s focus is now squarely on the postseason.“Today’s the end of the regular season, Monday’s a brand-new season for us, and it’s time to take one game at a time there too,” Stone said. “We put ourselves in a good position. We’ve been able to get back to where we can maybe do some damage...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Offensive Surge Continues as Team Blows Out Clarkson | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...students and made the cafeteria computer-friendly with more power outlets along the walls and columns. In the basement of the same building, the computer room, which the school’s dean for administration and operations said hadn’t been renovated for several decades, now boasts brand-new equipment, including a plasma TV and computer workstations...

Author: By June Q. Wu and Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Cramped Spaces Burden HSPH | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...wrenching stop, leave behind the garish consumerism of Moscow and drive 220 miles (355 km) southwest to the small Russian town of Lyudinovo. For the first part of the five-hour trip, the road is a smooth four-lane highway that whisks you past gleaming gas stations and a brand-new Samsung TV factory. Then everything slows down. The highway turns single-track and becomes progressively rougher. For the last 20 miles (32 km), you bump along the ruts, distracted only by the swaying rows of silver birch trees that flank the road...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: The Trouble with Putinomics | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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