sicker

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When Michael Borg, town manager of North Attleborough, Mass., saw that its insurance costs had triggered a $1.8 million deficit, he assumed the town’s employees must be getting sicker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

In the current system, premiums are calculated by assessing the full pool of enrollees, including those who are older and sicker and tend to spend more on medical care.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Since Medicare pays private insurers a set amount per member, the risk-adjusted model ensures companies don’t selectively choose healthy people by paying them more for sicker patients.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Those who lose health insurance will skip medications and primary care and subsequently get sicker and end up in the emergency room, explained Goel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

After Mother took my temperature, she said she was going to bed for a while but to wake her if I felt sicker.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou