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> I think the underlying issue is real, but the headline seems inflated. Has this ever actually happened to anyone? The time to guard against infringement of y
by JadeNB 8y ago
> I think the underlying issue is real, but the headline seems inflated. Has this ever actually happened to anyone?
The time to guard against infringement of your rights is before it happens. Once it's happened … well, we've always done it that way; you should have spoken up before.
- eli 8y agoGenetic discrimination should probably be illegal in all forms of insurance. I think Long Term Care insurance may then become prohibitively expensive or even impossible to buy on the private market, though.
- Analemma_ 8y agoI think it might already be. A bunch of companies are realizing that Long Term Care insurance is way more expensive than they planned for: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-16/ge-to-take-6-2-billion-charge-after-insurance-portfolio-review https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-16/ge-to-tak.... I wouldn't be surprised if it disappears over the next decade as later-life health care costs continue to spiral upward.