But they are getting sicker because of staff shortages and because infection control is not a high enough priority.

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But as their population of sicker residents in need of more assistance grows, operators must find ways to adjust their models of care.

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That is not bad news for insurers in itself, but bad behaviour is making customers fatter and sicker as they age.

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But insurance companies have dropped most of these plans because they became unprofitable after a concentration of sicker policyholders was left when younger, healthier subscribers began seeking out cheaper individual insurance.

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But Russia is richer not poorer than it was in the recent past, its people are healthier not sicker, and its crime rate lower not higher.

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