Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Insurance represents a transfer of wealth from healthy states to sick states.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.
Insurance represents a transfer of wealth from healthy states to sick states.

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Under insurance, people pay the premium is healthy states because it is easy to compensate for income during poor health state.

 

 

 

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