Sunday, 30 October 2011

REUTERS - Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare, Oct 30, 2011

A pair of smokers stand outside of an office building in the Times Square region of New York April 1, 2009.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

"By Jilian Mincer
Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.
It also gave workers a mandate - quit smoking, curb obesity, or you'll be paying higher healthcare costs in 2013. It doesn't yet know by how much, but one thing's for certain - the unhealthy will pay more.
The credit union, which has more than 500 employees, is not alone."


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