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As Republicans ready to dismantle ACA, insurers likely to bolt

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Case Western Reserve University
imageThe Capitol Building as seen in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

There’s a joke among insurers that there are two things that health insurance companies hate to do – take risks and pay claims. But, of course, these are the essence of their business!

Yet, if they do too much of either, they...

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