> Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insuran

> Age is the biggest factor. Not having a spouse or kids is a factor. Not hiring someone recovering from cancer or other health conditions could save on insurance. It's impractical to refuse to hire single people and illegal to refuse to hire people based on their age or health conditions. You can't even ask about age. > Health insurance costs as the only reason is not true for every company doing this. Smokers get sick more and miss more work[1]. 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598486/