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by VirusNewbie 260 days ago
wow, why would they cap it that way? that makes no sense.
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It makes a ton of sense in theory. In a fair market, you would want to prevent the insurer from charging super high premiums that let them make a large profit relative to the cost of care provided.

The problem is that it doesn't stop there. There is a second order effect.