[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

That's what I meant. Which is crazy, since that's also what I wrote. Amazing.

There's this funny little thing called "natural consequences." Some examples: If you bang your head hard enough on a brick wall, you just might end up with a cracked skull. That would be a natural consequence.

Another example: if you walk into a bank, unmasked, unarmed, and tell the bank teller out loud that you will need to rob her and for her to give over all her money, you'll most likely be arrested. Natural consequence.

Another example: if you cross the street without looking both ways during rush hour at a busy intersection, you will most likely be hit by a car, OR cause the cars around you to hit each other in the process of avoiding you. That's a natural consequence.

Action, reaction.

If enough people refuse to vaccinate, and have no valid medical reason to refuse, and in turn end up with COVID-19, the insurance companies might very well start saying "we will only cover your COVID-19 illness if you are either vaccinated, or have a valid medical reason for refusing."

And since they're the health insurance company, they get to decide what a "valid medical reason" is.

Natural consequence. It's not a threat, it's not a wish. It's just one of those things that are likely to happen as a reaction to an action.

Like I said, you didn't say "should" you said "could" or might. But, it is "reasonable" that insurance. companies would take actions to protect their profects.