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Friday, July 10, 2009

Health care and aging

by Frank Paynter on July 10, 2009

Knowledge is out there, but it don’t come served to you on a bun.
Sonny Barger

Worried about the cost of medical care? You’re not alone. But don’t worry. Be happy. The truth about health care costs has been teased out of a cost/benefit analysis and the results are, well… not surprising. The most efficient way to save money on health care costs is to cull the herd. For example, this study shows that prevention of obesity and of tobacco use is likely to increase lifetime health expenditures because prevention of tobacco use and obesity both lengthen life.

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