Is this the future of obammacare?
Basically, yes.
This guy cites costs as a reason for pushing employees to be healthy. After all, unhealthy employees cost him in terms of medical insurance prices. And really, why should he spend more money on one person than another, unless that person is producing more for his company?
This is exactly what we can expect from Obamacare, now that the taxpayers (whom they didn't care about when they passed this mess) are footing the bill, the government will act as an agent for them and will want to "encourage" healthy lifestyles. And healthy age groups. They now have a financial interest in our health, and see us all as a cost.
This guy is (perhaps inadvertently) doing us all a favor by illustrating the direction in which we're headed. It would be very interesting if he fires someone, and they sue. Any court decision will potentially have an effect on the government's ability to dictate healthy activity to the masses.