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		GabrielBen on April 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People Lose Their Employer-Sponsored Insurance Con... What I don't get is why do you think paying 2k to a private insurance is any worse than 2k to the state.

Can_Not on April 18, 2019 [–]

Because the private insurance company is incentivized to optimize for profits and the state is incentivized to optimize for a healthy population.

GabrielBen on April 18, 2019 | [–]

> the state is incentivized to optimize for a healthy population.

The state is incentivized to be a political boon for politicians, not to give "healthy outcomes".

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