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 A:     Hey honey, how was your day?

 B:     It was alright. I ran into Billand we got totalking for
       a whileHe’s in a bit of a jam.

 A:    Why? What happened?

 B:    Well, his son had an accident and Bill doesn’t have
        health insurance. This really got me thinking, and
        I wondered if we shouldn’t look into a couple of
       different HMO’s.

 A:    Yeah, you’re right.  We aren’t getting any younger
       and our kids are getting older.

 B:     Exactly! I searched onthe web and found a couple
       of HMO’s with low co pays and good coverage¹.
       The deductibles are low, too.

 A:    Sounds good, although, do you think we can qual-
        ify  for  insurance? Those  insurance  companies
       are real pirates² when it comes to money.

 B:    Well,  we don’t have any pre existing illnesses or
       conditions, so we should be fine.
 A:    I wish our company or country provided³ us with
       healthcare.

 B:    Not in a million years!