Obese State Employees To Pay More For Health Insurance

Alabama State Employees with Obesity and Three Other Health Problems Will Eventually Have to Pay More For Health Insurance

By: Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: August 21, 2008

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Alabama state employees suffering from
obesity and three other health problems will eventually have to pay
extra for their health insurance if they don't try to control their
problems.
The State Employees' Insurance Board has approved a plan that
will charge state workers an extra $25 per month, starting January
2010, if they don't have a free health screening. If the screening
turns up no problems, they don't have to pay the $25 in the future.
If the screening turns up serious problems with blood pressure,
cholesterol, glucose or obesity, then employees will have one year
to see a doctor, enroll in a wellness program or take other steps
to improve their health. If they do, they won't have to pay the $25
monthly. But if they don't, they will have to pay the $25 per month
starting in January 2011.