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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by ryanmarsh on Saturday February 15, 2020 @08:24PM (#22339235)
The chances of getting cancer are so low you’d think some smart insurance company would want to sell you a catastrophic cancer policy with a low monthly premium. Then it wouldn’t have to mean financial ruin, the same way I have homeowners insurance (without which a fire would spell financial ruin for most).

Why isn’t this a thing? Can someone in the industry chime in?

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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by quickthrower2 on Saturday February 15, 2020 @08:32PM (#22339270)
Huh? I thought cancer was one of the big killers after heart disease.

While you are relatively young maybe the probability is low. That’s also when you are working so private health insurance and income protection insurance would have you covered I imagine.

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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by ryanmarsh on Saturday February 15, 2020 @09:53PM (#22339535)
Ok went to cancer.gov and Approximately 39.3 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer of any site at some point during their lifetime, based on 2014-2016 data.

So, I can’t see why any insurance company could offer reasonable rates given those odds.

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