They were wise to do so. Countries with larger reserves are weathering the storm relatively better than those who have bought less insurance.

事实证明他们的做法是明智的，因为那些有大量外汇储备的国家能比那些没有或者少有的国家更好地应对金融风暴。

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Their credit ratings dropped, which meant issuers were less willing to buy insurance from them.

它们的信用等级下降，意味着发行人更不愿意向它们买保险。

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As a result, small businesses are much less likely to offer health insurance.

结果这些小企业提供健康保险的可能性明显降低。

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She noted that racial and ethnic minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed.

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"There are those who believe that the answer is to simply unleash the insurance industry and provide less oversight and fewer rules and that somehow that is going to drive down prices for everybody.

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Remember: The less insurance carriers pay out, the more money they make--so they're looking for those mistakes.

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Remember: The less insurance carriers pay out, the more money they make, so they're looking for those mistakes.

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Similarly, if health insurers were not allowed to know the results of genetic tests, people at higher risk could buy more insurance and insure for higher amounts, while those at lower risk would buy less insurance.

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