Gambling with Our Health: A New State Lottery
In this state, over 600,000 people are living without health insurance, but only 90,000 people have entered into the health care lottery that may get them coverage. Perhaps, they feel the situation is hopeless, though with 10,000 places open in the state’s health care plan, their chances aren’t as bad as a regular lottery: 1/9 , compared to something closer to 1/1 million for other state lotteries. This plan sounds like a scenario out of a dystopic short story, but it’s a reality in the state
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