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Old 09-01-2009, 03:21 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by krisk View Post
yeah, I can fish around for streamlined data to fit any argument I have as well
It's fairly common actually. Here's an article covering cancellations by a major insurer (Blue Cross). The data isn't massaged, it is based on sworn testimony before congress.

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun...s/fi-rescind17

"WellPoint's Blue Cross of California subsidiary and two other insurers saved more than $300 million in medical claims by canceling more than 20,000 sick policyholders over a five-year period"

Do the math: $300,000,000/20,000 = $15,000 saved per cancellation.
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