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Kinney ED, Tai-Seale M, Greene JY, Murray R, & Tierney W. _Health Aff (Millwood). 18(4):188-92._ 1999-07-01 ## Abstract Realities states, e.g., Indiana, face to expand health coverage for uninsured poor: (1) Cost of even limited coverage for low-income workers and families, (2) uninsured poor already obtain care from safety-net providers, and (3) documented lack of demand among low-income workers for health care coverage with minimum benefits threatens voluntary participation in a subsidized private program. The proposal of the Indiana Commission on Health Care for the Working Poor, established in 1995, is described: (1) developing safety-net provider networks, (2) protecting network hospitals through stop-loss subsidies. 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