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Would you marry someone for their health insurance?

NPR | By Brittany Luse,
Corey Antonio Rose, Neena Pathak
Published July 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM EDT
Would you marry someone for their health insurance?
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Would you marry someone for their health insurance?

Many people feel that finding a lifelong partner can require a good bit of luck...but can the same be said for lifelong healthcare? Today, Brittany is joined by Maris Kreizman, author of I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays, to understand the precarious relationship between finding love and finding consistent health insurance.

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Brittany Luse is an award-winning journalist, on-air host, and cultural critic.
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