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That chart would be better labelled, “Determining Obesity TODAY.”
The standards keep changing according to prevailing fashion.
Here comes the fat patrol. Next they’ll put video monitors in breakrooms to check what you’re eating.
Hmmmmm, and if the weight gain is tied to medications that you are required to take for other medical conditions???
I see a lawsuit in the making.
All of these things are about control.
I wonder if this is still the USA?
Land of the free, hardly.
hahahaha! This is for all the fat people who thought it would be a good idea if insurance companies charged workers who smoke more in premiums.
I’m curious, if an employee is a male active homosexual will he be told to ‘change his lifestyle’ or risk losing his insurance? The chances of his contracting AIDS is likely just as high as any fat person developing a serious illness.
Just recently I was in a hospital that is big on heart and lung health. Their big bug-a-boo is of course smoking but their techs and some nurses are anywhere from 20, 40, to 50 pounds or more over weight, I never saw as many obese people in one place...another fault is their hair is often long and not pulled back leaving it hanging into where a wound is or into the patients food......This article is long over due. The next time you are at a Mall, count the fit people you see……you will be surprised at how few there are.
Charging them if they don’t meet BP and cholesterol goals? Not everyone can keep those low, even with meds, even at a normal weight.
What’s next, cancer control goals?
Mrs VS
It would be better to set the rate based on a high risk class, and offer discounts for (subscriber controllable) risk reducing behaviors, like smoking cessation, weight optimization (anorexics are far riskier than overweight individuals), and body mass index optimization (circulatory system risk reduction).
That would turn a “stick” into a “carrot”. Those who feel excessively ‘managed’ by such a program should opt out of the group insurance and either “go bare” or buy a large deductible personal policy to cover catastrophic risk. Those who are otherwise un-insurable can make preparations for their (probable) early departure from this life. Or they can vote for politicians who will impose “universal health care” and then ration care with waiting lines, which will ultimately produce the same results for those who are uninsurable risks: early death.
“So teach us to number our days, that we might gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12
Mark
Back in the good ole days companies searched desparately for ways to compensate people without increasing their salaries.
Enter the corporate healthcare premium. With their large group purchasing power, they could insure their workers at far less cost than to give them all a raise.
So dental and medical became the byword for a good job. (The pay ain't so great, but at least I have dental and medical)
Now, after the inevitable has occurred and costs balloon in all directions, they seek a new way to reduce or eliminate them.
Welcome to the wonderful world of ersatz prosperity.
Best regards,
Will employers now ask for DNA samples to determine that the employee doesn’t have any genetic disposition to expensive diseases like cancer or heart disease?
I have mixed feelings about this.
These people are working afterall and making a contribution to society - so somehow punishing them doesn’t seem right.
It also won’t help the problem either.
Many people eat more because of stress, and if the employer places more stress on them by punishing them for their weight, they’re going to pick up more ice cream on the way home.
On the other hand, rewarding people for healthy behavior through discounts on insurance sounds like a good idea.
This is getting sickening.
With government health care just three or four years away, expect more of this everywhere.
6'2" and 240 pounds
Next we criminalize obesity. “Maam you are hereby under arrest for gross public obesity”
If we ever have Beauty Police, all the feminists will be going to jail.
It started with smoking bans and so many thinking companies banning smoking on and off the job was for employees own good. Many tried to warn of how far it could go, even non-smokers.
What else will employers decide employees cannot do?
It boggles the imagination what will be next.