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		nradov on May 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TV doctors say annual checkups save lives – real d... Major medical insurers are not naive about this stuff. They employ expert actuaries and data scientists who understand statistics and causality.

londons_explore on May 28, 2023 [–]

Sure, they understand the problem... But is there anything they can do about it?

I'm not aware of insurance companies being too keen on getting into medical experiments like 'people with a birthday on a Thursday don't get the free annual checkup'.

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