So every HIV infection costs us a LOT of money. But preventing one costs less than 1/10th of that amount 6/
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(It depends on how high your rates of HIV are, but it's usually around $30,000 to prevent one case) 7/
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So, if we wanted to save money, the obvious course of action would be to provide HIV prevention for freehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889617962679894019 …
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Another example: measles. Costs ~$150 to prevent, ~$2,500 to treat. You save $1000s for every mandated vaccine
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But you see, this is healthcare for (mostly) HEALTHY people. People who probably wouldn't purchase insurance/health services 10/
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"Forcing" these people to buy healthcare means that they avoid massive health costs later in lifehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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Which brings us back to that word. "Force". Like people are struggling against an evil government that is shackling them to healthcare 12/
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I'll tell you this much: I work in a low-income area. I've never heard anyone talk about having healthcare "forced" on them 13/
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"Oh no, you treated my diabetes! How dare you!"~not a real thing that anyone would say everhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889620008988495873 …
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The reality is that this is an argument made by people who can easily afford insurance but don't like taxeshttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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At some point in your life, you will need a lot of healthcare. Towards the end, probably. 16/
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You'll be less able to pay, but need to spend a lot more (because that's how age works) 17/
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Mandating that you pay a bit more now, when you're healthy, means that the entire economy pays WAY less overallhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
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