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A comment on Medicaid Could Save $2.6B Within a Year If Just 1% of Recipients Quit Smoking. Parent comment

Re:Medicaid Could Save $2.6B Within a Year If Just 1% of Rec... by phkahler on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:57PM (#36867589)
>> I wish people who smoke could be charged more...

I wish the opposite. As it is we have private employee insurance for "healthy" people who work, and government stuff for older people who don't. I'd rather see a less judgemental system and more effort to get people to be healthier.

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Re:Medicaid Could Save $2.6B Within a Year If Just 1% of Rec... by valval on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:50PM (#36869284)
How much are we willing to pay to save people who are beyond saving?
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