Should smokers pay higher health insurance premiums?
While the Affordable Care Act ends the era of denying people with pre-existing conditions access to health care, it allows insurance companies to charge tobacco users up to 50% more for their monthly premiums. Tobacco use for this purpose is defined as any self-reported tobacco use four or more times a week within the past six months. There are excellent intentions behind this policy — smoking is the number one …
Should smokers pay higher health insurance premiums?








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