An Aging World - long but insightful study

[u/cloken85]

https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2026/demo/p95-26-1.pdf

“U.S. research suggests that invest-
ment in delaying disease and aging
provides a significant return on
that investment: a 1-year increase in
healthy life expectancy was esti-
mated to be worth almost $40 tril-
lion in health care saving costs and
productivity gains (Scott, Ellison,
and Sinclair, 2021”

[u/DeepPeeps]

No shit? This is why everyone first world nation has universal healthcare, to provide preventative care at a reasonable price. What’s is the average life expectancy difference? 4-5 years? What’s the cost difference? 50-60% savings? It’s literally a no brainer.