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[–] 22 points 10 months ago (4 children)

If it went from $40 to $80 it wouldn't be such a big deal. But it's going from studio rent territory to house mortgage!

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    What's the price approximately?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    Depends on location, age, and smoking status, and very much so. But a single person can easily pay way more than $1000 a month.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    Wow, that is quite expensive. How would the insurance know whether you smoke or not?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    You have to declare it before starting coverage, and if they find proof that you ever smoked, you lose insurance coverage retroactively. It's the best of all worlds for the insurance company: they get your money until you are sick, and then they get to spend as much time as they like trying to figure out when and where you didn't tell the truth. The lie doesn't even have to be related to the health condition, at all.

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