Obesity has long been a source for health problems, but new data shows the epidemic is also taking a heavy toll on wallets.

According to eHealth data, policyholders in the obese BMI category pay an average monthly premium 22.6 percent higher than those in the normal BMI category ($164 compared to $201). For men, it’s an even heftier toll: The average monthly premium paid by men in the obese category ($187) is 30.8 percent higher than the average premium paid by men in the normal category ($143).

Tags:

This entry was posted by cmonfils on Friday, December 30th, 2011 at 11:01 pm and is filed under Health Insurance. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.