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Justin Sydnor on health insurance direct payment proposals

Wisconsin School of Business risk management and insurance professor Justin Sydnor considers economics and incentives of ideas for the government to issue direct payments to purchase health insurance.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

November 25, 2025

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Justin Sydnor on economics and incentives of direct payments to purchase health insurance.

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