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Health insurers’ ’sins’ don’t justify phony reform

Pajamas Media published my article today:

Health Insurers’ ‘Sins’ Don’t Justify Reform

Are health insurance companies evil? A web search for the phrase turns up almost a million hits. The common reasons for this passionate indictment are insurance company profits, denial of claims, and rescission of policies. But these do not justify the Democrats’ goal of expanding political control of health insurance. Rather, they call attention to existing controls that unfairly advantage insurers and limit competition that would keep insurers honest. They also suggest government’s failure to enforce contracts.

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Thanks to Ari Armstrong and Paul Hsieh for their edits and suggestions!

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