Weighing the Odds of Disability, for Insurance Purposes (The New ...

Posted on October 22, 2012

The New York Times column Wealth Matters discusses the costs and benefits of disability insurance and turns to Jonathan Skinner, the James O. Freeman Presidential Professor of Economics and a professor of community and family medicine at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the Geisel School of Medicine, for his expertise on the subject.

?As an economist, I?m happiest to insure the things that are rare occurrences that don?t cost much to insure against,? Skinner told the Times. ?The disability top-up gives me peace of mind 100 percent of the time.?

Read the full story, published 10/19/12 in The New York Times.

Categories: In the News
Tags: Department of Economics, Economics, Faculty, Geisel School of Medicine, Jonathan S. Skinner, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Source: http://now.dartmouth.edu/2012/10/weighing-the-odds-of-disability-for-insurance-purposes-the-new-york-times/

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