Ethics

Should health insurance companies or the government refuse to pay for the treatment of individuals who neglect well-established public health guidance on habits like smoking?

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Many individuals neglect well-known public health guidance on topics like smoking, over-eating, etc., and this causes a burden on the healthcare system as it causes issues like cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, etc., which could have been prevented in many (but, of course, not necessarily all) cases if proper public health guidance was followed. Not only is this bad for the health of communities but it also strains the healthcare system (e.g., in... (+ 328 words)

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Discuss how healthcare financing works in your state/province and how it relates to this question (+ 3 more suggestions)

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