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SingleAgain · 05-26-2007

I have a friend with diabetes. She manages it very poorly and as a result her insurance company has warned her that she is at such a huge risk for complications, that until she starts doing what she is told, she has to pay an extra $50 a month premium.

This seems entirely reasonable to me, because I don't see why everyone else should pick up the tab for things that are avoidable. But is it a common thing? I've never heard of it before.

Lloyd Brown · 05-26-2007

Well, I know of company health plans that charge more for smokers, so about the same.

Mom2one · 05-29-2007

This is a surprise to me because I am used to socialised medicine, but it makes a lot of sense. The rest of us shouldn't have to pick up the tab for care and treatment that could have been avoided.

TravelLight · 09-05-2007

Exactly. Why should I be paying the bill for her to have treatment for complications that needn't have happened in the first place. She needs to learn to look after herself.

05-26-2007	#1 (permalink)
SingleAgain Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 98	Punishment I have a friend with diabetes. She manages it very poorly and as a result her insurance company has warned her that she is at such a huge risk for complications, that until she starts doing what she is told, she has to pay an extra $50 a month premium. This seems entirely reasonable to me, because I don't see why everyone else should pick up the tab for things that are avoidable. But is it a common thing? I've never heard of it before.

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05-26-2007	#2 (permalink)
Lloyd Brown Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 518	Well, I know of company health plans that charge more for smokers, so about the same.

05-29-2007	#3 (permalink)
Mom2one Consumer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 99	This is a surprise to me because I am used to socialised medicine, but it makes a lot of sense. The rest of us shouldn't have to pick up the tab for care and treatment that could have been avoided.

09-05-2007	#4 (permalink)
TravelLight Consumer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 39	Exactly. Why should I be paying the bill for her to have treatment for complications that needn't have happened in the first place. She needs to learn to look after herself.