Illness will sneak up on you
Editor, The Times:
Carla Johnson’s story [“Young adults will see health premiums jump,” news, March 30] has an interesting perspective on insurance. She writes about a man, 24, who pays for health insurance, but, “he’s healthy and so far hasn’t needed it.”
This is like saying someone pays for fire insurance but hasn’t had a fire, so he hasn’t needed the insurance. It is a fundamentally flawed perspective on insurance. I can assure young people illness and injury come upon you fast—you will not get a warning.
— David L. South, Redmond