Why Should Smokers Be Denied Access To Medicare? 
That 's a great question . I 'm assuming that it is rhetorical , since Medicare is available to you whether you are puffing two packs a day , or do n't smoke at all . If there were a reason why they would be denied a share of the Medicare pie , it would be because of the infinitely greater drain on the system that smokers cause . The health effects of smoking are horrible , and tremendously expensive . You can say the same thing for obesity , though , so you could answer the same for them . Thanks for asking ! 