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About LinkBacksDo-it-yourself (DIY or die) possible solution to Irish health care at Business Week.Com: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 057083.htm
Do-it-yourself (DIY or die) possible solution to Irish health care at Business Week.Com: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 057083.htm
The Commissar for Risk Equalisation would strike down such nonsense in Ireland.Companies have long married their health-care policies to wellness programs that encourage employees to lead a healthy lifestyle--to quit smoking, eat right, and exercise more often. Increasingly, these programs give workers' wallets a workout, too. On Oct. 11, Des Moines-based Principal Financial Group (PFG ) launched a product that asks participants with health risks to try to shape up or pay more
Communities of fatties discriminated against ?
Fear not : any effort to introduce proper private health care will be fought by Commissar for Risk Equalisation from the right & Commissar Harney from the left.
cYp
"Yawn , am I alive yet ?"
One option would be to put a cap on what the difference between the standard price and the modified price. For example, a company might declare a certain plan at EUR 500 standard and then could charge people EUR400-600 (+/- 20%).
This allows the company to offer incentives without breaking the community rating. Also, if someone gets sick, their premium doesn't become unaffordable.
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