FIXING THE GAME

Ideas from the insurance industry and its supporters

Fixed Rule:

Quoted in an article in The New York Times about reports that women pay much more than men of the same age for individual insurance policies providing identical coverage Thomas T. Noland Jr., a senior vice president of Humana, said:

“Bearing children increases other health risks later in life, such as urinary incontinence, which may require treatment with medication or surgery.”

Does that sound fair to you?

Fair Rule:

A public alternative to insurance company coverage that is accountable to us.
Fair regulation and oversight of insurance companies, with government as a watchdog.

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