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State Plans' Study Finds Higher Cost for Obesity
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State plans' study finds higher cost for obesity
By Andy Davis
Arkansas Online
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/feb/19/
state-plans-study-finds-higher-cost-for/?f=news-arkansas
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The health plans covering public school and state employees in 2015 spent
an average of about 31 percent more on obese employees or their obese
spouses than they did on others, a report found.
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According to the report by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, the
plans spent an average of $4,302 in 2015 on health expenses for employees
and spouses whose reported height and weight indicated they were obese,
compared with an average of $3,270 on slimmer employees and spouses.
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The average health costs were even higher for employees and spouses who
said they exercised fewer than 20 minutes per week -- $6,043, compared
with about $3,445 for those who exercised more.
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The study analyzed the results of a survey employees and spouses were
required to fill out in 2015 to avoid having an extra $75 per month added
to their premiums the next year.
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The report was prepared for the State and Public School Life and Health
Insurance Board, which governs the health plans.
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Chris Howlett, director of the Department of Finance and Administration's
Employee Benefits Division, said he expects the board to begin considering
options soon for encouraging healthy behavior among employees.
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For instance, he said, the plans could discount premiums for employees who
maintain a healthy lifestyle or meet goals such as quitting smoking or
losing weight.
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"I know there's definitely an interest in individuals wanting to put,
instead of cost increases across the board, cost increases to the
population that becomes noncompliant" with health-related requirements,
Howlett said.
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The plans cover about 45,000 public school employees and about 26,000
state employees, in addition to retirees and the spouses and dependents of
retirees and employees.
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This year, the plans' premiums rose an average of just 2 percent for
public school employees and 3 percent for state employees.
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But the board's actuarial consultant has warned that larger increases will
be needed in future years unless medical and drug costs rise more slowly
or state and school district funding increases.
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