We pay way more per procedure than other countries, we get more procedures, and we get more expensive procedures.
I doubt obesity makes a very large difference because even though it increases morbidity I think it has a larger effect on mortality. If you're obese you might have to retire a few years early, but you'll also die even earlier missing out on years of being taken care of in a nursing home while you suffer from Alzheimer's.
I doubt obesity makes a very large difference because even though it increases morbidity I think it has a larger effect on mortality. If you're obese you might have to retire a few years early, but you'll also die even earlier missing out on years of being taken care of in a nursing home while you suffer from Alzheimer's.