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Subsidizing healthier food options and encouraging people to exercise can be a start.
If you can go to the doctor without paying you go whenever you start feeling sick. That saves money and time. And you have better health, so you can work better and with less stress. That's cheaper than having to heal you when you are really sick.
Yes. Additionally, you likely won’t need to go to the doctor as often if you eat healthy and exercise regularly.