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Why not? We're talking about average lifetime medical costs, so who cares if one is preventable and one isn't? From a public health perspective yes that absolu
by positr0n 9y ago
Why not? We're talking about average lifetime medical costs, so who cares if one is preventable and one isn't?
From a public health perspective yes that absolutely matters, but all I'm saying is this narrow claim: You will not save money on medical costs if you get your population to act healthier and they die of unpreventable diseases instead of preventable ones.