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> I was under the impression that USA healthcare has out of control costs due chronic diseases. It's an incorrect impression. All health care systems have to d
by pessimizer 4y ago
> I was under the impression that USA healthcare has out of control costs due chronic diseases.
It's an incorrect impression. All health care systems have to deal with chronic diseases. Americans are fat, through they aren't twice as fat as other people, and the UK and Greece are nearly as fat in Europe. US health care costs are out of control because the system is kleptocratic.
> What can any healthcare system possibly do about that.
Its damned job. The healthcare system doesn't get to complain about the existence of sick people, even if people eugenically think that some illness are less deserving than others.
- dangwhy 4y ago> through they aren't twice as fat as other people Did a quick google search. "The Health Survey for England 2021 estimates that 25.9% of adults in England are obese and a further 37.9% are overweight but not obese." 1 "Approximately 70% of American adults have obesity or overweight. " 2 1. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03336/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03... 2. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-appr...
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- logifail 4y ago> Americans are fat, through they aren't twice as fat as other people They are, almost: "US obesity prevalence was 41.9% in 2017 – March 2020"[0] "25.9% of adults in England are obese"[1] [0] https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html [1] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03336/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03...