WASHINGTON — In its effort to overhaul health care, Congress is planning to give employers sweeping new authority to reward employees for healthy behavior, including better diet, more exercise, weight loss and smoking cessation.
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Thanks to Michele Baker for the following updates…
Unemployment May Be Hazardous to Your Health
May 8, 2009
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/health/09sick.html?ref=health
Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits
May 9, 2009
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/health/policy/10health.html?_r=1&ref=health
Lawmakers Consider Rewarding Employees for Healthy Behavior
May 11, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=10652
Colorado Trust donates $4.5M to child health services
May 12, 2009
Denver Business Journal
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/05/11/daily30.html
Massachusetts set to unveil fast-food menu rules
May 13, 2009
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE54C03E20090513
Findings Of 22-Year Study: Adults Aren’t Active Enough
May 13, 2009
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/149882.php
UNC Asheville Receives Grant for Childhood Obesity, Wellness Programs
May 13, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/digest.jsp?id=10697
Obama says House looks to back healthcare in July
May 14, 2009
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE54A01P20090514
Shaping up Chicago: from City Hall to Montrose Harbor
May 14, 2009
Medill Reports: Chicago
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=129797