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by Throwaway23412 3540 days ago
The whole point of medical insurance is to hedge against the risk of medical expenses.

If you're a relatively healthy person, of course insurance is expensive. If you're someone who needs monthly prescriptions, multiple operations, or frequent emergency room trips, it would be absurdly expensive for you not to have insurance.

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That's why I said 'on the whole'.