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Except it's not true. Smokers die sooner so they actually reduce the cost of the healthcare system.
by snarfy 5y ago
Except it's not true. Smokers die sooner so they actually reduce the cost of the healthcare system.
- abfan1127 5y agoare their methods of death more or less expensive?
- runeks 5y agoDying soon doesn’t reduce costs if it’s preceded by needing a decade of medical attention.
- dwater 5y agoHighlights • Cigarette smoking contributed to 11.7% (more than $225 billion) of annual healthcare spending in the U.S. in 2014. ... Conclusions Cigarette smoking exacts a substantial economic burden in the U.S. Continuing efforts to implement proven population-based interventions have been shown to reduce the health and economic burden of cigarette smoking nationally. Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091743521001134 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00917...
- bwb 5y agoYa that isn't true as they don't die fast, and they usually don't all die: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-costs-smoking-idUSKBN0JX2BE20141219 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-costs-smoking-... Estimate on this says 8.7% of health care spending caused by it.