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  2. Information asymmetry - Wikipedia

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    The balance of power can, however, also be in the hands of the buyer. When buying health insurance, the buyer is not always required to provide full details of future health risks. By not providing this information to the insurance company, the buyer will pay the same premium as someone much less likely to require a payout in the future. [5]

  3. Third-party administrator - Wikipedia

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    This term is also now commonly used in commercial general liability (CGL) policies or so called "casualty" business. In these instances, the liability policies are written with a large (in excess of $50,000) self-insured retention (SIR) that operates somewhat like a deductible, but rather than being paid at the end of a claim (when a loss payment is made to a claimant), the money is paid up ...

  4. Health insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint state/federal program to provide health insurance to children in families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, yet cannot afford to buy private insurance.

  5. Insurance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Insurance in the United States refers to the market for risk in the United States, the world's largest insurance market by premium volume. [1] According to Swiss Re, of the $6.782 trillion of global direct premiums written worldwide in 2022, $2.959 trillion (43.6%) were written in the United States.

  6. Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration

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    The economic policy of the Barack Obama administration, or in its colloquial portmanteau form "Obamanomics", was characterized by moderate tax increases on higher income Americans designed to fund health care reform, reduce the federal budget deficit, and decrease income inequality.

  7. Collective bargaining - Wikipedia

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    Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers.

  8. Population health - Wikipedia

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    Across the 38 OECD countries, region, or equivalent large subnational entities, is the predominant geographic level for both mortality and morbidity indicators. Health indicator availability at smaller geographies was sparse, and varied considerably by geographic definition, health indicator, age range of population and years available.

  9. Co-operative economics - Wikipedia

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    Cooperative economics is also distinct enough from capitalist economics in the public square that it has established and maintains its own domain . Cooperatives, and ecological and economic exploitation