CVS to workers: Tell us how much you weigh
CVS Caremark has put its employees on notice that they need to reveal their weight or pay a monthly $50 penalty.Just pointing out the obvious- CVS makes it's profit by selling prescription drugs. If everyone did this-
“Avoid the $600 annual surcharge,” CVS warns its employees who use the company’s health insurance plan. They’ve been told they are required by May 1 to show up to a doctor for an annual WebMD Wellness Review and submit to tests for blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass and body weight.
“Going forward, you'll be expected not just to know your numbers - but also to take action to manage them,” the CVS policy states.
Update. Which reminds me- my insurance company now requires that we use Caremark (via mail since we don't have CVS) for our prescriptions. Including insulin which must be shipped overnight in a cooler pack. It's much cheaper and less wasteful for us to use a local pharmacy but then they would not get their cut of the drugs too. Sometimes we do it anyway because it's actually cheaper than their damn copay plus shipping.
