I was in a health care meeting at work last week. It was announced that every employee will have blood drawn on the premises to determine nicotine levels. It was also announced that premiums would triple for those who had nicotine in their blood. One twenty something woman said’I smoke and I don’t think it is the company’s business if I want to smoke’. And I’m thinking ‘those who wanted the government to be in charge of their health care must not have realized that the government would be dictating their behaviors now’. I fear it’s too late to return to our Best Medical Care in the World.
I smoke, skydive, race motorcycles, climb mountains, shoot heroin, have unprotected sex, drink to excess and pass out in the subway, and I don’t think it is the company’s business if I want to smoke, skydive, race motorcycles, climb mountains, shoot heroin, have unprotected sex, drink to excess and pass out in the subway.
Of course unlimited underwriting makes perfect sense if clean-living healthy people, get a significant premium cut.
That sort of thing has not reached here downunda yet. I
I must say I think it crosses a line that has nothing to do with your employment - to me it’s almost tantamount to assault!
“It was announced that every employee will have blood drawn on the premises to determine nicotine levels.”
Do they have a warrant? Helluva difference from pissing in a cup.
Sounds like grounds for a lawsuit.