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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Lane3 who wrote (9257)	9/10/2009 2:54:59 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) of 42652

<<<The question on the table is how the person dying "from old age" saves health care dollars over the the person who dies early. >>> I am making the case that in both cases the person dies. So the costs are even. But the person who lives carelessly and is besieged with health problems caused by bad behavior incurs greater expenses over a life time. Look at it another way, you have two people born at the same time and dies at the same time. Only one lives a dangerous life style and gets into fights and is shot 4 or 5 times in his lifetime. The other one lives a quiet life. Which one will incur greater medical expenses over a lifetime? Now substitue a violent life style with one that is based on poor eating habits. The one with the poor eating habits will incur all kinds of disease from overeating but medical treatment will keep him from an early death. The person with a bad life style will incur greater medical expenses. A person with a bad lifestyle will (most likely) incur expenses that would otherwise not be needed.

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