tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post4936580376765582893..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: To curb health costs, workers 'pay for being fat'Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-36012945884014626872013-04-08T16:45:52.676-04:002013-04-08T16:45:52.676-04:00Well, 8:56, at least at my location (not saying ev...Well, 8:56, at least at my location (not saying every) few people had the TIME to avail themselves to the gym -- a gym that at any rate was always a sty, reflecting the lack of consideration the few users who did have the time (the ones who worked least) had for their coworkers.<br /><br />I myself came in on my own time on a rare weekend off to use the in-house gym but I soon gave that up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53854772226316839182013-04-08T08:56:04.894-04:002013-04-08T08:56:04.894-04:00Oh please. I have seen in-house gyms around Gannet...Oh please. I have seen in-house gyms around Gannett land for years. You know how many people used the free service, maybe 1% of the staff. You talk a good game but in the end you actually ahve to get off your pontificating behind an exercise. Guys like you love to write crap like this but I'd wager your waist line is a larger number than your waist line!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-85345454906562306962013-04-07T14:39:42.049-04:002013-04-07T14:39:42.049-04:009:48's suggestion is creative and a very sensi...9:48's suggestion is creative and a very sensible, positive approach. So, sadly, that explains why it'll never happen at Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6032438573150953432013-04-07T14:18:52.404-04:002013-04-07T14:18:52.404-04:00McClatchy is also self-insured. About seven or eig...McClatchy is also self-insured. About seven or eight years ago they did an audit and found out it wasn't employees or even their children who were costing the most. It was spouses. Ever since, if someone is covering a spouse, they have to fill out paperwork claiming the spouse can't get their own insurance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-30310130070933756352013-04-07T09:48:49.719-04:002013-04-07T09:48:49.719-04:00If you want me to be healthy, reward me for action...If you want me to be healthy, reward me for actions I take now-going to the gym, running, cycling, swimming, etc. Putting "reward money" in an account I can't use in the real world makes no sense. Cut me a check toward my gym membership or toward better fitness equipment- fitness equipment, bike, decent running shows etc) is a more tangible means of support than putting funny money Tired of corporate gamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-70436401502666922692013-04-06T18:18:11.091-04:002013-04-06T18:18:11.091-04:00Then astonish us with the truth.Then astonish us with the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18962922403967844352013-04-06T16:35:12.666-04:002013-04-06T16:35:12.666-04:00You're making an incorrect assumption.You're making an incorrect assumption. Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60792919717781628102013-04-06T16:19:12.482-04:002013-04-06T16:19:12.482-04:00Jim doesn't like going the opposite direction....Jim doesn't like going the opposite direction. He likes addressing a problem head-on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6622917484885196272013-04-06T15:20:22.737-04:002013-04-06T15:20:22.737-04:00Interestingly, Gannett went the opposite direction...Interestingly, Gannett went the opposite direction for 2013. In 2012, it imposed penalties (higher premiums) if we didn't get a physical have body mass/blood sugar testing and ignored an online health questionnaire. For 2013, the company is offering "rewards" in the form of deposits to a health spending account, a certain amount for each "healthy action" completed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-9888677928475118992013-04-06T14:24:39.254-04:002013-04-06T14:24:39.254-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-8288567535884100182013-04-06T14:00:12.634-04:002013-04-06T14:00:12.634-04:00Jim, you should put self-employed in quotes. That ...Jim, you should put self-employed in quotes. That quarterly revenue of less than $1,000 isn't getting it done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81346100141570279882013-04-06T13:28:43.061-04:002013-04-06T13:28:43.061-04:00I'm not alone. Other people who are also self-...I'm not alone. Other people who are also self-employed and can't buy medical coverage at group rates say they pay close to what I'm paying.<br /><br />As expensive as Gannett's health care premiums may seem, employees pay only around 40% of the actual cost, based on what I learned <a href="http://gannettblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/documents-reveal-payments-to-medical.html" rel="Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29275741679619344142013-04-06T13:28:14.336-04:002013-04-06T13:28:14.336-04:00Well, that whole "worker habits" in the ...Well, that whole "worker habits" in the WSJ is not a truism; it is unsubstantiated crap. Common sense would indicate that the majority of workers do not have the level of bad habits necessary to justify the "take it or leave it" mindset and systematic exploitation of American health insurance companies, the laughing stock of the industrialized world. Indeed one would think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-6529868409886277032013-04-06T13:05:54.434-04:002013-04-06T13:05:54.434-04:00A lot of people I work with bitch and moan every y...A lot of people I work with bitch and moan every year when our insurance goes up. I tell them to do some research and find out what it would cost if they had to pay for themselves. Most simply do not believe me when I tell them a figure like yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-15270791990539472512013-04-06T09:46:56.672-04:002013-04-06T09:46:56.672-04:00I now pay $900 a month for health insurance, which...I now pay $900 a month for health insurance, which I buy on the direct market because I'm self-employed. That's a policy covering only me, and it includes a $1,500 annual deductible.<br /><br />The cost of that policy has climbed $100 a month for several years now.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.com