In the following video, Motley Fool health care bureau chief Brenton Flynn discusses one factor that could represent both a major opportunity and a risk to health insurance company investors next year: the individual mandate -- making health insurance a requirement -- which goes into effect in 2014. In the video, Brenton tells us how a flood of new health insurance customers represents a huge opportunity, but there's a catch.
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A Health Insurance Opportunity, Risk, or Both?
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Why the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate represents both an opportunity and a risk to health care investors.
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