Therefore the 50% most healthy only cost 3% of total health care expenditures.
They probably keep themselves fit and healthy, because they intend to work and support their families. And they view a healthy lifestyle, and support of their families for its own worth.
I wonder what is the national cost of lifestyle caused diseases and treatment. Smoking, drinking, drugging, obesity from zero exercise?
IOW some people are sick because they did it to themselves.
“I wonder what is the national cost of lifestyle caused diseases and treatment. Smoking, drinking, drugging, obesity from zero exercise? IOW some people are sick because they did it to themselves.”
The best free market solution: Euthanize and cremate everyone that “did it to themselves”. They deserve it and wont be a drain on the productive
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