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NBA players vote unanimously to fund health insurance coverage for retired players

NBA players vote unanimously to fund health insurance coverage for retired players

Current NBA players have made the laudable decision to take care of those who came before them.In an unprecedented move, the NBA Players Association will be offering retired players with at least three years of experience health insurance through a program funded by the league's current players.This is the first time a North American professional sports union has created a program to provide benefits to former players using money from active ones.


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Proposed health insurance hikes - Story

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Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.A decision on what you may be paying for healthcare next year is in the hands of the State Insurance Commissioner.


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Obama administration moves to block health insurance mega-mergers

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Retired NBA players laud union's 'awesome' health insurance plan

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Once an NBA Player, Always an NBA Player would be an appropriate new slogan for the National Basketball Players Association.The NBPA took an unprecedented step this week when the union announced that it will provide health insurance for retired players who spent at least three years in the league."It's absolutely awesome," says retired player John Wallace, who played seven NBA seasons, including two with the Knicks.


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