Being fat is \u201cnot\u201d where it\u2019s at and obesity will send the cost of your insurance premiums skyrocketing.
\nFlorida is not exactly a \u201csmall\u201d state, not with a growing population of at least 18 million people. That actually places Florida as the fourth largest state of the Union. Just about 20 percent of the population has no insurance period. Out of that 18 million people, just about 60 percent of them are classified as overweight or morbidly obese. The facts are that if you are seriously overweight and want health insurance, you will be shelling out more money for your premiums. For example, over the last decade or so the average annual cost of Florida family health insurance has shot up over 119 percent.<\/p>\n
Think about that for a minute. One hundred and nineteen percent is a major increase in health insurance premiums. While some of the reasons for the increase have (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being fat is \u201cnot\u201d where it\u2019s at and obesity will send the cost of your insurance premiums skyrocketing. Florida is not exactly a \u201csmall\u201d state, not with a growing population of at least 18 million people. That actually places Florida…<\/span><\/p>\n