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I think their desired cash flow direction is: customers should be paying to take this in order to avoid the punitive deductible for being overweight.


The ACA makes it illegal for insurers to make the “punitive deductible” a function of one’s probability of needing healthcare, hence the financial incentive is for the insurer (who can bring down cost of claims, and hence be able to sell insurance at lower premiums).

Of course, the insured has the quality of life incentive of not having to deal with complications from consuming excess calories.




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