It is unclear how the current healthcare debate, and numerous healthcare bills circulating through Congress, will pan out. But one idea definitely gets my vote: tax credits for businesses that offer wellness programs.
According to Reuters (“Healthcare reform could impact wellness programs”), two-thirds of large U.S. companies already offer wellness programs to lower healthcare costs, reduce [...]
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Cigarette companies make a significant profit from the sale of products that harm consumers and escalate health care costs. Unfortunately, the way the new “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” is crafted, cigarette manufacturers will not have to remove any of the toxic ingredients that are currently in cigarettes. There will nothing safer about a cigarette.
We know for a fact that the cost of indirect medical expenditures from smoking exceeds $92 billion a year in this country. We also have data indicating that smokers cost businesses productivity because smokers are simply not as efficient in any workforce as non-smokers. So when new technologies like the sexy “e-cig,” a sleek electronic [...]
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