Website review: Employees starting to pay for poor ...
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goghgirl discovered 11 months ago- From the page: "In 2009 the company will start reducing pay for employees in its health plan by $10 per paycheck if their BMI -- a measurement of body fat through a height and weight ratio -- is in the obese range of more than 29.9. The deduction will be $5 per check if they don't meet required cholesterol, blood pressure or blood glucose measurements. Workers will be required to complete an annual health risk assessment and can appeal to have their fees dropped if they show improvement.
"We want more people to participate so that they can take control of their health," Wide said.
Some workers and employee advocates say companies are intruding in workers' private lives."
This is invasion of privacy pure and simple. Now you have to disclose health information to your employer. If you smoke cigarettes, some companies in some states can fire you - or use it as cause not to hire you. If you have high blood pressure or cholesterol you are SOL as well... What? It runs in your family? Too fuckin' bad. You have to pay more per month for your insurance.
The health insurance companies are saying they "care about your health." Even someone with the I.Q. of this guy knows this is bullshit. Maybe his blood pressure and weight check out just fine. Should he be penalized by his health insurance company for being an idiot? Where do they draw the line? He is sure to cost them a few dollars, probably in the very near future.- From the page: "In 2009 the company will start reducing pay for employees in its health plan by $10 per paycheck if their BMI -- a measurement of body fat through a height and weight ratio -- is in the obese range of more than 29.9. The deduction will be $5 per check if they don't meet required cholesterol, blood pressure or blood glucose measurements. Workers will be required to complete an annual health risk assessment and can appeal to have their fees dropped if they show improvement.
