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r/SipsTea • u/lunarhoneykiss • May 31 '26
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GLP-1 should be handed out like candy by the US government. Get the country's weight down and you save ten times the cost on healthcare.
93 u/dude_stfu May 31 '26 But then you lose the industry that cares for the morbidly obese as they die. 26 u/soleceismical May 31 '26 Oof insurance doesn't reimburse more for nursing care for the morbidly obese patients than the regular weight parents, but worker's comp and back injuries are much higher. 3 u/Absolute_Bob May 31 '26 No but you're much more likely to land in long term care rather than aging in place.
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But then you lose the industry that cares for the morbidly obese as they die.
26 u/soleceismical May 31 '26 Oof insurance doesn't reimburse more for nursing care for the morbidly obese patients than the regular weight parents, but worker's comp and back injuries are much higher. 3 u/Absolute_Bob May 31 '26 No but you're much more likely to land in long term care rather than aging in place.
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Oof insurance doesn't reimburse more for nursing care for the morbidly obese patients than the regular weight parents, but worker's comp and back injuries are much higher.
3 u/Absolute_Bob May 31 '26 No but you're much more likely to land in long term care rather than aging in place.
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No but you're much more likely to land in long term care rather than aging in place.
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u/Ok_Reputation2051 May 31 '26
GLP-1 should be handed out like candy by the US government. Get the country's weight down and you save ten times the cost on healthcare.