Health and Safety » Overweight http://www.hsm-fans.org health tips and safety resources to get you and your family always healthy Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 How to Avoid Being Denied Health Insurance Coverage For Being Overweight http://www.hsm-fans.org/health/how-to-avoid-being-denied-health-insurance-coverage-for-being-overweight.html http://www.hsm-fans.org/health/how-to-avoid-being-denied-health-insurance-coverage-for-being-overweight.html#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:49:02 +0000 John http://www.hsm-fans.org/health/how-to-avoid-being-denied-health-insurance-coverage-for-being-overweight.html During the past 10 years there has been a dramatic upturn in Obesity and overweight adults in America and as you can imagine it has had a serious cost impact on the U.S. healthcare system. While many consumers who are denied health insurance coverage for being overweight or rated with a “fat tax” may feel that they are being jilted by the insurance underwriting system. Fair or not treatment for health issues associated with overweight and obese individuals does have significant reprocussions on the economy and the overall cost of healthcare.

The underwriters use a system for determining your height and weight calculations to determine acceptable ranges. The correlation of the two defines a number called the BMI or ” body mass index” and gives the underwriters an estimate of bodyfat. According to the department of human health services a BMI of 30 is considered obese and 25 to 29.9 is overweight. If your BMI is higher than 43 you will not likely Read More

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The underwriters use a system for determining your height and weight calculations to determine acceptable ranges. The correlation of the two defines a number called the BMI or ” body mass index” and gives the underwriters an estimate of bodyfat. According to the department of human health services a BMI of 30 is considered obese and 25 to 29.9 is overweight. If your BMI is higher than 43 you will not likely Read More

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