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On the recordMarch 10, 1995
If the gentleman has insurance, if he is farsighted enough to pay premiums and make an insurance contract, and he is injured, and his insurer, his health insurance, pays that, the benefit of his foresight and the premiums that he has paid for years accrue to the wrongdoer. The wrongdoer walks scot free because the gentleman's company cannot subrogate against him. The gentleman is paid because he had the smarts enough, the wisdom enough, the foresight to pay premiums, and the real winner is the wrongdoer, am I right?
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Henry Hyde
Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of insurance and liability in a legislative context.

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