Health Savings Accounts for Poor Tested
December 15, 2007 By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer
President Bush speaks Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, prior to signing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
(AP) -- The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.
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