Companies Offering Workers Money for Dieting
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Would money make you lose weight? Many employers are betting they can pay you to lose weight. At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives, or are planning to introduce them, to get their employees to lose weight or get healthier in other ways. Take OhioHealth for instance, a hospital chain whose workforce [...]
Taxpayers Footing Bill for Military Cosmetic Surgery?
Thursday, March 11th, 2010Even though there was a ban imposed five years ago, some American service members are receiving breast augmentations, tummy tucks and other elective cosmetic surgery at taxpayer expense, according to a Pentagon audit. The study found lackluster accounting practices and record-keeping at 13 military hospitals in the U.S. and overseas. A fact sheet summarizing the [...]
Health coverage mandate: Many just say no
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009If Congress passes a law that requires Americans to buy health insurance, many Americans will just say no and pay a penalty instead. It comes down to simple economics. They can’t afford it. Under the Senate bill, people who don’t buy coverage would face a maximum penalty of $95 beginning in 2014. That goes to [...]
Your Cash May Make You Sick
Thursday, August 20th, 2009We handle cash every day. During 20 months in circulation, U.S. currency is everywhere, ATMs, coffee shops, we touch it, we drop it. Every touch brings us into contact with dirt, food, germs or even drug residue. 90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine. But we have to use cash right? Only sometimes. [...]
Money Helps Ease the Pain
Friday, May 2nd, 2008When you think about your daily routine are there moments when you are in significant pain? Many of us will probably answer yes to this depressing question. In fact a new study says that 1-in-4 of us say we feel some amount of pain within a given 24 hour period. According to a study appearing [...]
