A Closer Look at Sleep Apnea (IMAGE)

FAIR Health

A Closer Look at Sleep Apnea

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From 2014 to 2017, private insurance claim lines with a diagnosis of sleep apnea -- a potentially serious disorder in which a person repeatedly stops and starts breathing while asleep -- increased by 911 percent in rural America, according to FAIR Health.

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