The Costs of Poor Health Habits

Author: Willard Manning
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0674174852
Category: Medical

The Costs of Poor Health Habits

Poor health habits (drinking, smoking, lack of exercise) obviously take their toll on individuals and their families. Download The Costs of Poor Health Habits medical books for free.
The costs to society are less obvious but certainly more far-reaching. This investigation is the first to quantify the financial burden these detrimental habits place on American taxpayers. Willard Manning and his colleagues measure the direct costs of poor health habits (fire damage, motor vehicle accidents, legal fees), as well as collectively financed costs (medical care, employee sick leave, group health and life insurance, nursing home care, retirement pensions, liability insurance). Consider two co-workers covered by their employer's health plan: both pay the same premium, yet if one drinks heavily, the other--through th Get The Costs of Poor Health Habits our bestseller medical books.

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Consider two co-workers covered by their employer's health plan: both pay the same premium, yet if one drinks heavily, the other--through th

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