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Speak Up: Are You OK With an Obesity Fee?

Posted on August 26, 2008

New reports are claiming that by January 2010, state employees in Alabama will be charged $25 per month for insurance (that's normally free to state workers) if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater or if they are not making any process in slimming down though how the progress will be measured is still being determined. This comes after insurance companies are finding that obese folks incur more medical costs over the course of a year than those who are not overweight. Granted, Alabama is second only to Mississippi for having the most obese population in the country, but how d...

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