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		tunesmith on Jan 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Insurance market for football evaporating, causing... NFL should guarantee lifetime health coverage for anyone who plays one NFL regular season game. If that craters salaries, so be it.

freewilly1040 on Jan 19, 2019 | [–]

They should do this, though as the article demonstrates good luck finding a carrier to buy it from

nradov on Jan 20, 2019 | | [–]

The NFL doesn't need a carrier. They can self insure and contract with a health insurer to just do the claims administration.

thinkcontext on Jan 19, 2019 | [–]

That doesn't account for damages.

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