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adverse selection
noun
, Insurance.
- the process of singling out potential customers who are considered higher risks than the average.
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So some insurers exited the markets, while the ones that stayed charged very high prices to offset this “adverse selection.”
From The Daily Beast
Second, fix the adverse-selection problem this causes by mandating that everyone get themselves some health insurance.
From The Daily Beast
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