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Re:The real reason health insurers won’t cover people with p... by tptacek on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @05:43PM (#3700546)
And I'm not arguing about expensive end-of-life care. I don't have a strong opinion about end-of-life care. There could be a lot of value in changing the way we finance end-of-life care. That doesn't change the fundamental problems we have with health insurance now: either it chains you to your current employer, or threatens you with an intolerable risk of bankruptcy.
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Re:The real reason health insurers won’t cover people with p... by anarchotroll on Wednesday March 14, 2012 @02:43AM (#3702095)
In other words: you have no _freedom_ to pick insurance yourself. The current system gives benefits to employers and not to individuals.

I sincerely don't understand why people call it "free market".

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