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Re:Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein by ams6110 on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @03:22PM (#11996706)
Yes it does, but we've brought that on ourselves by insisting that pre-existing conditions (such as obesity, high blood presssure, etc.) cannot be cause to deny coverage or charge higher premiums. Smoking, interestingly, seems to be an exception to that standard.
Re:Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein by nradov on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @04:09PM (#11997107)
There is no such insistence in the US. My insurer gives premium discounts to members who maintain a healthy BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar level. So people with problems on those metrics do pay higher premiums than the rest of us.
Re:Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein by rconti on Tuesday June 28, 2016 @05:48PM (#11997852)
God forbid you switch jobs after getting sick.

As long as we have largely employer-based healthcare, the pre-existing conditions exemption is asinine.

Maybe once we have an actual market, we can talk about re-introducing it.