Finally Imposing Personal Responsibility Could Save Taxpayers Trillions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 22, 2018) – A massive new study by the Cleveland Clinic showing that failure to get enough regular aerobic exercise, as measured by a simple treadmill stress test, can be more dangerous to one’s health than smoking, high blood pressure, or being diabetic could encourage health insurance companies to impose a surcharge on those who refuse to exercise, just as they long have with regard to people who smoke, says public interest law professor John Banzhaf, “Mr. Anti-Smoking.”