health care costs for smokers were about $326,000 from age 20 on, compared to about $417,000 for thin and healthy people. The reason: The thin, healthy people lived much longer.
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Health insurance innovation in Arizona

Arizona is doing this cool thing that other states should follow. Basically some citizens are told by their doctors to lose weight or quit smoking. Arizona says, if they don’t do it they should pay more in health premiums. I agree. People should be responsible for their choices. This is smart.

$50 would be charged to those who were specifically urged by doctors to lose weight for health reasons, like diabetes, but failed to do so, she said.