HMO's and Your (Their) Money

[ancient_paztriot]

Imagine that the penalty for bank robbery was limited to giving back the stolen money. No jail time, no fines, just pay the money back–and only if you are caught. To top it off, the repaid money would be interest free. Would bank robbery increase under such conditions. That's the situation HMO's and insurers enjoy under ERISA.

 

… from "Making a Killing… HMO's and the Threat to Your Health"

by Jamie Court and Francis Smith

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There's also this: If the bank "dies", you keep the money too.