Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Insurance of oneself or one's possessions against possible loss by regularly setting aside funds.
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- noun insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
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Those billions of funding dollars can be the basis for the creation of insurance exchanges, employer self-insurance and new insurance companies.
Gary Liberson, PhD: Social Engineering Medicare PhD Gary Liberson 2011
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Those billions of funding dollars can be the basis for the creation of insurance exchanges, employer self-insurance and new insurance companies.
Gary Liberson, PhD: Social Engineering Medicare PhD Gary Liberson 2011
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The tax is not really on income, but is on self-insurance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010
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Those billions of funding dollars can be the basis for the creation of insurance exchanges, employer self-insurance and new insurance companies.
Gary Liberson, PhD: Social Engineering Medicare PhD Gary Liberson 2011
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As individual health-insurance policy premiums approach $30,000 annually, self-insurance—meaning no insurance in New York because the law prevents me from buying the catastrophic-only coverage policy I'd prefer—becomes an economically viable and sane option.
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The tax is not really on income, but is on self-insurance.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Health Care Mandate a Direct Tax? 2010
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DiMuro said that of the $2 million payment, Fairfax will pay $1 million from its self-insurance fund, and the other $1 million will come from a statewide insurance pool funded by all Virginia counties.
Fairfax finalizes $2 million settlement with Culosi family in 2006 police shooting Tom Jackman 2011
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DiMuro said that of the $2 million payment, Fairfax will pay $1 million from its self-insurance fund, and the other $1 million will come from a statewide insurance pool funded by all Virginia counties.
Fairfax finalizes $2 million settlement with Culosi family in 2006 police shooting Tom Jackman 2011
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For the high-prevalence, expected expenses, self-insurance or MSPs may do thetrick.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig: 2010
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But Judge Sutton rightly noted that No one is inactive when deciding how to pay for health care, as self-insurance and private insurance are two forms of action for addressing the same risk.
Elizabeth B. Wydra: G.W. Bush-Appointed Judge Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Obama's Health Care Reform Law Elizabeth B. Wydra 2011
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