Ask Your Peers The persecuted smoker. (Closed)

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Tatiana Johnson, Columbia Insurance - Vancouver, WA 98661

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The recent Obamacare article from Fox Business news “sparked” my interest. It explains some of the penalties the consumers will incur if they are classified as a tobacco user. So how do we advise our clients under the new program?

The legislation was designed to prevent discrimination based on pre-existing health conditions. Anyone had this discussion with a client yet?

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/08/20/obamacare-penalty-kicks-smokers-in-ash/?intcmp=obnetwork

Thank you.

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Merl Miller, 25 Fifty - Bellevue, OH 44811

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The simple fact is this --- insurance companies base rates on risk. If they don't charge smokers more, then everyone pays more. Why should a nonsmoker pay more because someone chooses to smoke? Smoking isn't free. Quit smoking. That solves the problem.

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