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Emanuel requires city workers enroll in wellness program or pay

September 17th, 2011

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Lauren Jiggetts
NBC Chicago
September 17, 2011

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is giving city workers an important health choice: enroll in a new wellness plan, expected to be unveiled Friday, or pay a higher premium.

The price if they don’t enroll: $50 a month.

The program includes an initial screening that focuses on preventative care for asthma, heart disease and diabetes. City employees would then receive wellness training to achieve long-term health goals, including weight loss.

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Smokers wouldn’t be penalized, but they would be encouraged to quit. Advisers overseeing the program will monitor progress on a bimonthly basis, and those who reach their goals could see their health care premiums reduced.

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One Response to “Emanuel requires city workers enroll in wellness program or pay”

The only “new” thing about this is that it is in Chicago with Emanuel. It makes a good political poke for those so inclined. I have worked in several jobs with health care benefits that “offered” this type of program. Usually, it is the insurance company that runs the health program. They are paid by the employer for their service. The bottom line is that the insurance companies get their $$ no matter what.

Even with all of that, something like this could be a good thing. Well, that is if we were all ignorant of the facts smoking, overeating and a sedentary lifestyle are not conducive to good health. Also, it becomes a form of discrimination for those who follow the program but do not change their statistics. And what about those who are already healthy to begin with? Another problem is when will these classes be held? On who’s time and dime?

But again, its nothing new, just another for profit health insurance company scam; which unfortunately is being embraced far too often.