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The Wide Gulf Between Uncertainty and Gambling Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI "Legacy Plan C" Example One of the laziest, most inaccurate over-generalizations people make? "We can't predict the future, so insurance is like gambling." Nope and it's an expensive lesson people do learn, and when they do, it is frequently too late. Background In 2016, this Newsletter existed, and you could read "BCBSM Legacy" premiums. It was an alert, that BCBSM held rates artificially low, due to a legal agreement it made, and the expiry date approached. Further, there was a "way out" into alternative, much cheaper and very similar coverage (Plan N). I contacted the carrier after the "free get out" period expired, and stunningly, the carrier told me that over 70% remained in the existing Legacy plan. That told me a number of things: People didn't correctly know the options People didn't believe me It is fine, I call the second point "Tuesday," i.e. this happens all the time. The entirety of every article and the book? We canno