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Re:The case against masks at school by emteycz on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:16PM (#30108442)
Why? We're on a free market. Surely they could simply add a big surcharge. I'd expect their insurance to go way up too.
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Re:The case against masks at school by nradov on Thursday January 27, 2022 @08:15PM (#30109514)
There is no free market. Due to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), medical insurers aren't legally allowed to set premiums based on vaccination status.

https://www.healthcare.gov/how-plans-set-your-premiums/

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Re:The case against masks at school by DangitBobby on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:19AM (#30110934)
Let's not pretend that insurance based payment even remotely resembled a free market before.
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Re:The case against masks at school by skulk on Thursday January 27, 2022 @06:58PM (#30108832)
Medical services do not have price-elastic demand just because they are offered in a free market. It's the other way actually; I'd imagine medical services are some of the most price-inelastic things you can buy.
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