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by Red_Leaves_Flyy 2364 days ago
What costs more for health insurers?

A cigarette smoker that dies between 40-70 with what treatments for diabetes, bloodpressure, asthma, copd, and a heart attack before cigarettes kill them young?

A non smoker that lives to 105 but needs two hip replacements, cancer treatments, and assisted living between 60-80, then round the clock care for the next 25 years?

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Obesity is far more widespread than smoking and costs everyone far more money. Should we cut off fat people from healthcare too?