You'll be less able to pay, but need to spend a lot more (because that's how age works) 17/
-
-
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
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 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
There's another important point. As a society, we don't want children to die without treatment 19/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
Health Nerd added,
2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
This is known as the Oregon example or the "Rule of Rescue". Basically, we feel obligated to rescue dying children 20/pic.twitter.com/ftVSOcSi01
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
It's not just children: as a society, we feel a moral obligation to vulnerable people 21/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889623769605480448 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @GidMK
People draw different lines, but almost everyone agrees that kids dying of cancer deserve medical treatment 22/
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
And you know what makes vulnerable people less likely to get sick? Preventive healthcare 23/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889623945082789890 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
The bottom line is that if you want a healthy society, it makes absolute sense to "force" people to buy healthcarehttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889616497391411201 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
Partly so they access preventive care. Partly to pay for the most vulnerable. Mostly because everyone needs it 25/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889624716176175104 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GidMK
Health Nerd Retweeted Health Nerd
Forcing wealthy people to pay a tiny bit more means the economy as a whole pays FAR less 26/https://twitter.com/GidMK/status/889624716176175104 …
Health Nerd added,
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
But more importantly, it means children, pregnant women, anyone who's vulnerably won't die because they can't afford healthcare END THREAD
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.