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There's a long tail of expensive health care events that have little to do with lifestyle. As a model, it's intriguing, but I wonder how financially feasible th

There's a long tail of expensive health care events that have little to do with lifestyle. As a model, it's intriguing, but I wonder how financially feasible this is. If everyone ate their kale, and did their squats, what would health care spending look like? Certainly better, but we all succumb to the ravages of time and most health care spending is back-loaded in life.

klipt 4y ago
In fact don't smokers actually consume less healthcare in total because lung cancer kills faster and more cheaply than old age does? But maybe lung cancer means they end up paying less in taxes, so could still be worse for society overall...