Abstract
he epidemic of obesity in America has been likened to “a massive tsunami heading towards the shoreline”. 1 Employers understand very well that they and their employees finance healthcare in the United States, either directly through the purchase of employer-sponsored healthcare or indirectly as corporate and individual taxpayers for publicly provided care. If the obesity tsunami strikes with the gale force predicted, employers will see financial and human capital effects even greater than those they now face. An expected proliferation of new treatment options will further challenge cost and quality management efforts. A Familiar Problem
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