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Re:Diet Drugs Work: Why Won’t Doctors Prescribe Them? by sspiff on Thursday December 05, 2013 @10:48AM (#6854964)
In Belgium, the biggest health-insurance provider (and probably others) subsidizes sports club membership fees, gym subscriptions, ....

Their goal is to reduce the cost of treatment by encouraging prevention. I'm not sure how many people make use of it.

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Re:Diet Drugs Work: Why Won’t Doctors Prescribe Them? by cylinder on Thursday December 05, 2013 @10:58AM (#6855041)
Most private insurers provide this option in the US as well.
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