41.   Kennedy read from the bill, and argued that it would enable insurers to keep on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, in contrast to the Mitchell bill.

42.   Lawmakers from nine states announced legislation that would make it harder for insurers to deny coverage of emergency room visits.

43.   Many doctors said some of their patients had been denied coverage for a health service they needed, from a prescription drugto a hospital stay.

44.   --Make it harder for insurers to deny supplemental coverage to unhealthy Medicare beneficiciaries.

45.   No federal government employee can be denied coverage by any plan for any reason.

46.   None of these programs or dozens like them will solve the complex problems that deny health coverage to millions.

47.   One of the final deals made by lawmakers strikes at health insurers that deny people coverage for treatment, whose only option is to appeal the insurer.

48.   One rule prohibits insurers from denying automobile coverage because the car owner had previous coverage cancelled or was covered by a high-risk county mutual policy.

49.   Pressured by her boss, she finds a fine-print loophole and denies coverage.

50.   Patients in the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program can also challenge decisions denying coverage for particular services.