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A form of social insurance that operates by means of a payroll tax, the revenues from which are used to pay calculated benefits for defined periods to people who qualify (usually by virtue of accumulated amounts of covered employment) as being unemployed, as defined in the law. Of interest because people receiving unemployment insurance do not usually continue to receive group health insurance coverage obtained through their most recent place of employment.<\/p>\n

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A form of social insurance that operates by means of a payroll tax, the revenues from which are used to pay calculated benefits for defined periods to people who qualify (usually by virtue of accumulated amounts of covered employment) as being unemployed, as defined in the law. 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