“non-urgent”
So, smokers and obese folks are being forced to take responsibility for their own “non urgent” poor health - instead of having the suckers in the “insurance” pool pay for it?
The Horror!
When my wife was a nurse, a woman came in with knee pain. She was 5’0” tall & weighted 300 lbs. My wife overheard the doctors discussing knee replacement surgery - the only question being, “Will Medicaid pay the bill?”
My wife thought knee replacement surgery for a 5’ tall woman who weighs 300+ lbs was like pissing the in the ocean. But she was a nurse and not an MD, so what did she know?
In many cases, I approve of the idea of telling the grossly obese or heavy smokers that no taxpayer money will be spent on treatments that cannot be effective as long as the patient continues to smoke or overload his body.
“...The Horror!”
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LOL — An unexpected post from someone whose user name includes “Phat”.