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by nradov 839 days ago
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) does allow health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers. Implementation varies by state. I'm sure that a lot of plan members just lie to avoid the surcharge.

https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-a...

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That doesn't put smokers at the back of any queues. They still get resources roughly in line with the amount of money that they have.