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Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented by pookha on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:36AM (#35196886)
If you watch what you eat, avoid obesity and some of the practices that lead to heart disease, and if you can moderately exercise you can avoid expensive health procedures. I don't even think that's debatable...
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented by wil421 on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:54AM (#35197088)
None of what you just described is preventative care from a doctor. Everyone knows about exercise and junk food that doesn’t mean someone will chose to do or not to do those things.
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented by runako on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:57AM (#35197122)
This is simply not true, to a significant degree, as people age into and past middle age. (And even that is ignoring that accidents happen to healthy people of all ages. Eating well and exercising don't eliminate the need for expensive medical care after being in a serious car accident.)
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented by s1artibartfast on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:36AM (#35197663)
I don't think the point is that eliminates every single cost, but offset some very major costs. Hope you see and obesity derived illness are real.