Word: overweightness
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...Overweight and obese Americans spend $700 more a year on medical bills than those who are not overweight. That comes to a total of about $93 billion in extra medical expenses a year, says economist Eric Finkelstein of RTI International in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Many of these costs are passed on to all Americans in the form of greater premiums and copayments for health-insurance plans. Plus, notes Finkelstein, the average taxpayer shells out $150 to $200 a year to finance obesity-related medical expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid recipients...
...individuals, overweight Americans shoulder numerous expenses beyond higher medical bills. In general, life-insurance premiums rise in proportion to your girth, even if you are otherwise in perfect health. Says Bill Simons, an independent insurance broker in Washington: "It could easily be double, triple or up to five times the normal premium...
...Eventually you could reach the point where you're declined because you're so far overweight that no one is going to insure you," says Simons. Obese Americans also face higher charges for disability insurance--if they are able to obtain...
People who are rejected because of their size can turn to companies and agents that specialize in insuring folks with weight and health problems. At least one insurer is trying to make it easier for older overweight Americans to get life insurance. The Hartford Financial Services Group recently relaxed weight requirements for those ages 71 to 85, enabling them to get rates typically offered to only the healthiest applicants...
...obsession for women and their shoes. It took me two seasons to realize it." Shoes, it turns out, look good on all women, regardless of body shape. "Women say, 'My ankles and wrists are my best things,'" he explains. "They've gained a little weight. Women who may be overweight buy a lot of shoes because maybe they can't wear Roberto Cavalli...