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Old November 26th, 2005, 08:10 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Expanded coverage for obesity

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Originally Posted by disruptivehair View Post
And here in the UK, an NHS trust is banning hip and knee replacements for patients with a BMI over 30. Assholes.
Is it the principle or the 30 BMI cut off you don't like, DH? It seems to me that the principle of letting overweight people who've knackered their knees get new ones is no different from letting alcoholics who have buggered up their liver have a new one.
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