01-26-2013, 03:45 AM
kj wrote:
My thought is that almost everyone does something risky.
The insurance companies and their mathematicians beg to differ(at least to the degree of risk). The science of predetermining which populations will cost the most to take care of is well established. It is simply a fact that an obese sedentary alcoholic smoker is going to cost a fortune in healthcare costs compared to a nonsmoker who watches their weight and rides their bike to work.