Man Uses $1m Win To Finally Visit Doctor, Gets Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Dies

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Medical costs inhibit one's economic contribution (investments, housing market, etc), ability to work and overall quality of life.

...not to mention that ILLNESS inhibits one's economic contribution. What's the economic cost (loss tax revenue, reduction of GDP, etc) of uninsured illness?

Let's also not forget that we were already paying extremely high costs for the uninsured to get service at the ER. The cost of one visit to the ER for preventable illness covers the cost of a *lot* of preventative care.