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Rand Paul: Dumb to buy really sick people any form of insurance (Original Post) Chimichurri Jan 2017 OP
The Republican plan: just die shenmue Jan 2017 #1
Good thing his kids don't have health issues dalton99a Jan 2017 #2
No fan of Rand Paul, but... Girard442 Jan 2017 #3
The transition from "hope and change" to "go fuck yourself" is complete. Initech Jan 2017 #4

Girard442

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3. No fan of Rand Paul, but...
Fri Jan 20, 2017, 10:59 AM
Jan 2017

The insurance model for health care was always going to become untenable. Automobile insurance works because car accidents are truly accidental random events. Sharing the risk is a sound strategy. So many health care costs, on the other hand, are quite predictable and with advances in medical science and data processing, are becoming more and more predictable every day.

Clearly, the best strategy for making money selling health care coverage is to identify the people who might need it and never sell it to them.

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