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To: Qbert
Bruce Mallette, the UNC system's vice president for academic and student affairs, blamed the increase on a high number of claims by students on the policy.

Reality has a way of dampening Utopian plans for low cost health insurance for all. Rates go up or they start refusing certain types of care to students to keep claims down -- those are the choices. Now the administration could cut staff salaries and benefits to absorb some of this cost to help the poor students, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

2 posted on 07/18/2012 7:23:14 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

"Reality has a way of dampening Utopian plans for low cost health insurance for all. Rates go up or they start refusing certain types of care to students to keep claims down -- those are the choices."

Yep. And then there's the over-utilization problem that the article highlights: if something is supposedly "free", then people will irresponsibly use it until it is completely drained. ("Free condoms? Awesome!- I'll have a thousand"...). There's only one option after that point: premiums go up.

6 posted on 07/18/2012 7:45:46 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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