title: Back-to-school bonus. Kaiser picks up the premiums--and helps displaced homemakers earn college diplomas.
abstract: Kaiser Permanente Northwest gave the old college try to help women without health insurance. Under a program for Oregon homemakers displaced by divorce or a spouse's death, Kaiser pays their insurance premiums so they can stay in school, earn their degrees, and boost their job prospects.
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authors.lastname: Huff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D004243:Divorce; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008875:Middle Aged; D015205:Northwestern United States; D014830:Vocational Guidance; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000191:economics*