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pscot

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10. But if the state is taking on the risk

Reply to radical noodle (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 9, 2024, 03:48 PM

Apr 2024

doesn't that mean state tax money will be used to subsidize insurance coverage in high risk areas? It sounds like Florida's tax payers have been volunteered as insurers of last resort.

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But if the state is taking on the risk pscot Apr 2024 #10