Weighting for reform

24 Nov

And you thought this was health care “reform.”

Consider this from the Wall Street Journal “The Health Care Buffet

Hey, I pay my premiums, bug off!

“What’s more, the House legislation specifically bars incentives for Americans to lose weight. The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) lobbied against provisions that would help businesses use financial incentives to promote weight loss. The NAAFA also opposed allowing insurers to use a person’s weight or BMI to differentiate rates or deny coverage.”

 

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