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> costing taxpayers millions of dollars How do you mean? My understanding is that it would affect insurance rates for the overweight, unless of course insurers
by microcolonel 9y ago
> costing taxpayers millions of dollars
How do you mean? My understanding is that it would affect insurance rates for the overweight, unless of course insurers are not allowed to set rates based on bodyfat guidelines? I'd accept that it's costly here in Canada though, definitely an increase in emergency medical service load.
- mikeash 9y agoAbout one third of Americans receive government-funded health care, mostly through Medicare and Medicaid. Additionally, when uninsured people visit the emergency room and can't pay for the service, the ER is not allowed to turn them away, and the rest of us end up paying for it.
- adameast9000 9y agoregardless of rates, it puts a strain on the healthcare system