'Bama proposing obese state emps. pay more for insurance

Moonliner · 09-03-2008, 08:11 AM

And I wonder if obese people really do have higher heath care rates overall. If on average they die younger they have less years to need health care. Over the long run they are less likely to need the cost of long term health care for issues like cancer or alzheimers because they would already be dead.

Morrigoon · 09-03-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

And I wonder if obese people really do have higher heath care rates overall. If on average they die younger they have less years to need health care. Over the long run they are less likely to need the cost of long term health care for issues like cancer or alzheimers because they would already be dead.

I've heard this before.

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