athena53
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Let me throw out another observation on this: while I agree that some people might change their behavior to avoid financial penalties or get breaks on their premiums, there are many countries where health care is "free" (well, my friends on FB call it that but it's buried in what people pay in taxes) but people are still healthier than we are on average. I'm thinking mostly of Scandinavian countries.
What can we learn from them? Their habits and diets are healthier than ours and it's not because of any "skin in the game" other than the realization that healthy habits keep everyone's costs low.
What can we learn from them? Their habits and diets are healthier than ours and it's not because of any "skin in the game" other than the realization that healthy habits keep everyone's costs low.