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I’m not in the insurance industry and have no idea what the actual reason is. And I don’t know what the statistics are, but a significant percentage of people
by msgilligan 4y ago
I’m not in the insurance industry and have no idea what the actual reason is.
And I don’t know what the statistics are, but a significant percentage of people with gym memberships rarely go to the gym. I suspect the percentage of people with free (i.e. payed for by insurance) insurance who rarely go would be much higher.
- msgilligan 4y agoFurther thought: Maybe insurance companies could pay, reimburse, or reduce rates for those who can reliably prove they are exercising.
- jan_Inkepa 4y agoMy insurance offers reduction if you pass a basic health check each year. It's kinda nice but also sets up a slightly adversarial relationship with my doctor, which I don't like.
- jlokier 4y agoIdeally the health checks would be done with someone else, to reduce that adversarial conflict of interest problem. Maybe your doctor should even get a small reward each time you pass the basic health check, so that in aggregate they are better aligned with keeping people in shape for those checks.
- heavyset_go 4y agoI've seen plans that subsidize gym memberships.