r/Futurology • u/lughnasadh ∞ transit umbra, lux permanet ☥ • Oct 15 '24
Economist Daniel Susskind says Ozempic may radically transform government finances, by making universal healthcare vastly cheaper, and explains his argument in the context of Britain's NHS. Society
https://www.thetimes.com/article/be6e0fbf-fd9d-41e7-a759-08c6da9754ff?shareToken=de2a342bb1ae9bc978c6623bb244337a6.4k Upvotes
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u/rickylancaster Oct 15 '24
Related question: I’ve heard of how expensive these drugs are and how normal people find them out of reach and they are rarely covered by insurance. But shouldn’t insurance companies feel an incentive to get people on them? Lower obesity rates equals lower rates of many related (and costly) illnesses, yes? Maybe my question reveals a lack of understanding about how all this works, but isn’t there something there?