The health care busts that follow mining’s boom-time benefits

This article is reprinted by permission of POLITICO LLC, where it first appeared, and is copyright 2016 POLITICO LLC. It may not be republished without the express consent of POLITICO.     This story also appeared in POLITICO CARLIN, Nevada — As a mining family, the Paweleks worried little about their health care. Mike’s job as a gold miner provided the family with good insurance, and the medical clinic in town run by the mines was affordable. When Mike and Patty needed surgeries for bad knees, the mine paid for travel and lodging in Salt Lake C