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Weestminster, Mass. to ban sales of all tobacco products?
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<blockquote data-quote="TMacphersonNH" data-source="post: 415034" data-attributes="member: 3348"><p>Hey guys. I saw this laying in my hospital bed in Massachusetts. I completely agree with the argument for personal choice. I also see it differently than most. As a Board member at our regional hospital roughly 2/3 of the people who are admitted have issues related to smoking and/or obesity. At the same time we are forced to write off roughly 25% of our billables due to lack of insurance. </p><p></p><p>So I see two sides to the argument. Personal liberty is great. But then we need to take responsibility for our choices. Healthcare insurance is not a risk based model like any other insurance. To be fair I think we should go to a true insurance model and charge more for smokers and obese individuals. Then people can choose what they want and not have organizations like mine subsidize their habits. Just my $.02. Best.</p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TMacphersonNH, post: 415034, member: 3348"] Hey guys. I saw this laying in my hospital bed in Massachusetts. I completely agree with the argument for personal choice. I also see it differently than most. As a Board member at our regional hospital roughly 2/3 of the people who are admitted have issues related to smoking and/or obesity. At the same time we are forced to write off roughly 25% of our billables due to lack of insurance. So I see two sides to the argument. Personal liberty is great. But then we need to take responsibility for our choices. Healthcare insurance is not a risk based model like any other insurance. To be fair I think we should go to a true insurance model and charge more for smokers and obese individuals. Then people can choose what they want and not have organizations like mine subsidize their habits. Just my $.02. Best. Tom [/QUOTE]
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