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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by mook on Monday October 30, 2023 @08:15PM (#38077925)
I suspect what will actually happen is that they'll take your money, but once you need the coverage _then_ they will suddenly realize that you're predisposed to that and refuse to hand out the money. That is, they will take the bet and then reuse the payout.
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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by DoreenMichele on Monday October 30, 2023 @08:16PM (#38077941)
Touche.

Someone even more cynical than me.

/Still naive after all these years.

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Re:Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Cons... by taneq on Monday October 30, 2023 @11:23PM (#38079890)
Oh, they'll still take your money, and they won't inform you explicitly that you're disqualified. Like all asymmetric information games, the way to 'win' insurance is to know more than the other party.
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