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I wonder though how much this drives up the cost. Because obesity also drives down lifespan, and age has a huge impact on healthcare expenditures.
by JamesBarney 4y ago
I wonder though how much this drives up the cost.
Because obesity also drives down lifespan, and age has a huge impact on healthcare expenditures.
- heavyset_go 4y agoObesity, like smoking, is one of those morbidities that lower lifetime healthcare costs significantly, as most costs are incurred in old age, as you saisd. Obesity, smoking, etc can kill before reaching an age where people start incurring high costs.
- consumer451 4y agoThere is a lovely tale from Czech Republic in 2001 where Philip Morris was distributing analysis showing the economic benefits of smoking to their shared healthcare pool. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB995230746855683470 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB995230746855683470