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  Boston victims face huge bills

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  April 26, 2013

  Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more. These are just a fraction of the medical expenses victims of the Boston Marathon bombing will face.

• It's OK to offer life insurance

  By Jenny Ivy  |  May 17, 2012

  According to a Deloitte survey, one of the main reasons why non-buyers don't go ahead and purchase a life insurance policy is because no one has offered it to them.

• Continuous health coverage essential for diabetics

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  January 18, 2012

  Diabetics need more stable health insurance coverage to ensure they get the care needed to protect their health, a Kaiser Permanente study finds.