Comments on: Health care costs, not the uninsured http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-uninsured.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-uninsured.html/comment-page-1#comment-82658 Anonymous Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-the-uninsured.html#comment-82658 Any employer could if he had the guts. Maybe they are afraid that some of their best employees insist on being free men with dignity (productive people tend to think that way) and will tell him to stay out of their personal affairs or look for another employee.<br/><br/>In fact he can stop buying them insurance altogether and let them root on the individual market where they will get individually rated without the employer being the nanny.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, if you don't want to see unhealthy people, why don't find something more to your liking than practicing medicine. It sounds like you are tired of practicing medicine. Any employer could if he had the guts. Maybe they are afraid that some of their best employees insist on being free men with dignity (productive people tend to think that way) and will tell him to stay out of their personal affairs or look for another employee.

In fact he can stop buying them insurance altogether and let them root on the individual market where they will get individually rated without the employer being the nanny.

Meanwhile, if you don’t want to see unhealthy people, why don’t find something more to your liking than practicing medicine. It sounds like you are tired of practicing medicine.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-uninsured.html/comment-page-1#comment-82591 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-the-uninsured.html#comment-82591 why can't they? our employer mandates blood work, health risk assessment forms every year. why can’t they? our employer mandates blood work, health risk assessment forms every year.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-uninsured.html/comment-page-1#comment-82586 Anonymous Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/01/health-care-costs-not-the-uninsured.html#comment-82586 I wish there was some way that employers could charge more for health insurance to their employees who smoke or are overweight. With the increased monthly premium money, they could then put it into an account for a year's membership to a health club or a smoking cessation class. I am tired of seeing the same old patients who have a BMI >35 and still gobble down all the Big Macs and smoke 2ppd and have COPD. These type patients are on at least 5 or 6 different meds and must cost most of the percentage pie for their employer's health insurance costs. I wish there was some way that employers could charge more for health insurance to their employees who smoke or are overweight. With the increased monthly premium money, they could then put it into an account for a year’s membership to a health club or a smoking cessation class. I am tired of seeing the same old patients who have a BMI >35 and still gobble down all the Big Macs and smoke 2ppd and have COPD. These type patients are on at least 5 or 6 different meds and must cost most of the percentage pie for their employer’s health insurance costs.

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