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bluestate10

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9. Some companies self insure and have done so well before the ACA.
Mon Mar 31, 2014, 10:16 PM
Mar 2014

If the prospect of employee claims is low, and serious illness isn't highly probable, self insurance allows a company to earn money on money that would have been paid for premiums. The move could be political, or it could be due to economics.

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