There is a net financial effect on public expenditures due to premature death from smoking, but it’s overwhelmingly to the old-age pension system, not to the healthcare system. It’s possible this is different in LMICs, though.
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/6/e001678
There is a net financial effect on public expenditures due to premature death from smoking, but it’s overwhelmingly to the old-age pension system, not to the healthcare system. It’s possible this is different in LMICs, though.
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/6/e001678