Companies Penalizing for Health Risks


	Companies Penalizing for Health Risks

librarycat513

9-9-2007 3:25 PM

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Now companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressure or cholesterol as insurance costs climb.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PENALIZING_HEALTH_RISKS?SITE=NYROR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"><P class="ap-story-p">Lee Morrison, 51, doesn't mind the push, which came in the form of added insurance charges from his employer, Western & Southern Financial Group.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PENALIZING_HEALTH_RISKS?SITE=NYROR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"><P class="ap-story-p">"I knew if I wanted to be healthier and pay less, it was up to me to do something about it," said Morrison, who has lost 54 pounds and lowered his body mass index enough to earn refunds the past two years.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PENALIZING_HEALTH_RISKS?SITE=NYROR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"><P class="ap-story-p">A small number of companies have linked health factors to what employees pay for benefits, but the practice is expected to grow now that some federal rules have been finalized, spelling out what's allowed by law. 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