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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by philjohn on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:25PM (#24136482)
Does that not ignore the massive disparity in population between states. In California the risk pool would be wide enough that it wouldn't be a problem, in states with < 1 million residents that suddenly becomes very difficult indeed.
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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by maerF0x0 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:50PM (#24137424)
Decent question, I'm not qualified to answer. Few, (none?) companies have 1M employees, how do they/insurance do it?
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Re:Uber CEO says its service will probably shut down tempora... by philjohn on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:24AM (#24208621)
Looking at rates that employers (and then employees pay, especially in copays) the answer would appear to be "expensively".

Look at the NHS in the UK, on average it costs £3k per person per year, outcomes are broadly similar (if not better, especially in areas like post-partum mortality) and as a % of GDP is half as expensive as US healthcare.

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