Government-Mandated Wellness?
Via Kevin, MD, it appears that Americans are in favor of government-mandated wellness programs.
Let’s think about this for a minute: Mandated exercise? Do you want the government in your refrigerator?
Here’s my dirty little secret: I have a weakness for powdered sugar mini-donuts. I’m not obese, not even overweight. But I love those mini-donuts on occasion. Will the donut police haul me away, raise my health insurance premiums, deny me coverage?
Before we’re so quick to shout out for wellness mandates as a matter of law, let’s stop and think about how far that can go. Big Brother will be watching — are you ready for that?
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