Does Weight Affect Health Insurance Premiums?

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   April 8, 2013

   Bob Vineyard

   Health insurance companies currently evaluate your height and weight and calculate your BMI (body metric index) to get an idea of your overall health.

   I have had clients that have had to pay a surcharge (additional premium) due to being overweight and several declined due to morbid obesity. I even had a client declined for being underweight.

   Excessive weight can lead to numerous physical and medical conditions. Some chronic, some life threatening.

   There is no such thing as a healthy fat person.