However, the insurer argues that this gain may not last, whereas the offer locks in a definite value.

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There is a "definite tug of war" between recognizing the value of a formula for low-income people and the problems of shoehorning complicated, unique marriages into a single approach, said Rose Mary Bailly, the commission's executive director.

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