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Re:Employees Start to Feel the Squeeze of High-Deductible He... by klipt on Friday May 03, 2019 @05:27PM (#19822446)
> Wouldn't be better to create a special program for people who fall into this category?

Why? The only difference between "people who have already been diagnosed with cancer" and "people who are going to be diagnosed with cancer" is that you know who the first group is. The second group is hidden among the "healthy" people.

But both groups will need the same treatment.

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Re:Employees Start to Feel the Squeeze of High-Deductible He... by lamarpye on Friday May 03, 2019 @06:21PM (#19822788)
You didn't understand what I wrote. I am talking about the group of people that were uninsurable because of preexisting conditions. This group of people was used as a reason for the ACA. However when a pilot program was run before the ACA went into effect, the size of said group appeared to vastly over-estimated.

So the reason for a special program would be to help the people that need it and not mess with the entire country insurance.

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