Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) lost again on appeal in its roughly 50 billion won ($34 million) damages suit against tobacco companies, marking a second-instance conclusion nearly 12 years after it first filed the case.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/57043246

Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) lost again on appeal in its roughly 50 billion won ($34 million) damages suit against tobacco companies, marking a second-instance conclusion nearly 12 years after it first filed the case.

  • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s funny because the US medical insurance industry loves smokers because they die sooner so they don’t need a decade or two of expensive geriatric care.

    Of course, being the US, they’ll still charge you extra for being a smoker.