LEADER 03280nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910963320203321 005 20251117003213.0 010 $a1-281-12868-6 010 $a9786611128685 010 $a0-8144-3016-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000703804 035 $a(CtWfDGI)bkb00016111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279150 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11210763 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279150 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10259203 035 $a(PQKB)11560700 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3001841 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3001841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196183 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112868 035 $a(OCoLC)815543589 035 $a(BIP)46631651 035 $a(BIP)13464879 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000703804 100 $a20060724d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurzn|||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnsuring fairness in health care coverage $ean employer's guide to making good decisions on tough issues /$fMatthew K. Wynia and Abraham P. Schwab 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cAmerican Management Association$dc2007 215 $axiii, 225 p 300 $aTitle from title screen. 311 08$a0-8144-7384-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-220) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- PART I The Issues and Principles of Fair Health Care Decisions -- What's Fair? -- Why Worry? -- Why Is Health Insurance for Employees My Problem, Anyway? -- PART II The Five Ethical Guideposts of Fair Decision-Making -- A Clear Choice -- Get It Together -- You Can Count On It -- The Value Equation -- Stay Flexible -- Putting It All Together -- APPENDIX A The Expert Advisory Panel on Benefits Determination -- APPENDIX B Steering by the Rearview Mirror Factors That Shape Employee Health Plans -- Selected Resources -- Index. 330 $aMany employers have begun to require employees who smoke to pay more for health insurance, including: PepsiCo, Northwest Airlines and Gannett, as well as some public employers, such as the states of Alabama and Georgia. At Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, company employees who are obese automatically are charged higher insurance premiums - as much as $480 a year - unless they agree to take part in wellness programs. An employee fired for smoking was even the plot of a recent episode of Boston Legal. As you can see from the included articles, policies such as these are becoming increasingly common - but will still stir up controversy. This is the only book available on the subject from as trusted a voice as the American Medical Association [JW: AH is checking to see if there are any interesting details about the study]. 606 $aEmployer-sponsored health insurance$zUnited States 606 $aHealth insurance$zUnited States 615 0$aEmployer-sponsored health insurance 615 0$aHealth insurance 676 $a658.3/254 700 $aWynia$b Matthew K$01863353 701 $aSchwab$b Abraham P$01852473 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963320203321 996 $aEnsuring fairness in health care coverage$94469965 997 $aUNINA