Enjoy your medical JB no voters.

[jonjuan]

"There's a direct correlation between lifestyle and health costs."

Show us the research that these costs materialize during your working years. They don't. The only action that saved you money is not using healthcare.

Where did I say I didn't use healthcare? I get a comprehensive physical every 2 years (and not just a pilot med, but a real one). I contribute $4K/year pre-tax to my HSA to fund future healthcare expenses. Your reading comprehension makes me think you need a cat scan.

Here's your scientific correlation...
Differences in health care costs and utilization among adults with selected lifestyle-related risk factors. (mean age of 32)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11913328

http://thomsonreuters.com/content/healthcare/pdf/white_papers/Obesity_in_Workforce_Brief

http://www.soa.org/library/proceedi...ctuaries/2000-09/2005/june/rsa05v31n227pd.pdf

Like transferring flying from Delta to DCI....easy.

 

[PilotSkydiver]

Where did I say I didn't use healthcare? I get a comprehensive physical every 2 years (and not just a pilot med, but a real one). I contribute $4K/year pre-tax to my HSA to fund future healthcare expenses. Your reading comprehension makes me think you need a cat scan.

Here's your scientific correlation...
Differences in health care costs and utilization among adults with selected lifestyle-related risk factors. (mean age of 32)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11913328

http://thomsonreuters.com/content/healthcare/pdf/white_papers/Obesity_in_Workforce_Brief

http://www.soa.org/library/proceedi...ctuaries/2000-09/2005/june/rsa05v31n227pd.pdf

Like transferring flying from Delta to DCI....easy.

All Three of your sources use BMI as the factor for Obesity, which has been proven to be an inaccurate measure of Health. e.g. a 5'10" 210lb body builder is Obese but has 8% body fat, a 5'10 180lb office worker with 25% body fat is not.... Find some better sources.

 

[Ace McCoy]

Here's an article that shows even when we use less healthcare the costs keep rising. Looks like skipping doctor's visits isn't working after all.

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/May/21/higher-health-care-prices-hospitals.aspx

 

[Splert]

JJ,

Getting a physical each year is NOT accessing the health care system. It is a wellness check that is purely discreationary. Recommended but discreationary.

Your research (which I imagine you just located) does not differentiate between Genetics and Behavior. According to your study a FAT GUY is A FAT GUY and I was fat in high school because I was 6' 2" and weighed 220lbs. Forget that I ran 40 miles a week, played football and baseball and ran track. Guess where most of medical cost have originated from?

My hip surgery was because I was fat? Nope it was because I pinched a nerve running in the hills of Newport Coast for Baseball and football instead from not eating granola yesterday.

You are just lucky not to have had a minor or major accident, injury or illness in the past 7 years so that you could accumulate your $28. That luck is not scaleable or a plan.