Alabama to Start Charging Overweight State Workers $25 More a Month for Health Insurance
By Mike Adams, August 23, 2008 | Key concepts: Alabama, Obesity and Health insurance
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As obesity continues bankrupting U.S. states with spiraling health care costs, Alabama has decided to do something about it: Create a financial incentive for workers to drop the extra pounds by penalizing obesity. I predict more states will follow.
From News.yahoo.com: Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat. The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit — or they'll pay $25 a month for insurance that otherwise is free.... more
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