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I am on the NC State Insurance Plan as are all teachers and state employees. County employees are on a different plan. Right now there is a 90/10 plan, 80/20 plan and 70/30 plan with different amounts of money paid for major medical issues. It's a confusing plan at best. We have already had our formulary changed because we were told that we are taking too many anti-depressants. Can't help it I think that's funny.

So today we received a letter stating that our wonderful legislators have proposed to change the State Plan according to a persons BMI and smoking habits. The 90/10 plan is gone with or without these changes. A person can only get the 80/20 plan if they have a BMI of 24.9 or less and don't smoke. Then the BMI is incremented up until the person can not qualify for the State Plan and if they smoke with or without a good BMI they're out.

Is this legal? I've seen our legislators the entire PORKY lot of them.

I think that is absolutely terrible. I know that we should try to be healthy but I don't think it is right that they take your insurance away if you are not. There are many people who struggle with weight and shouldn't be punished because of it. That is very sad!!

I thought it was against the law to discriminate this way but it must not be. I can see more about the smoking issue than the weight issue. If it doesn't pass they'll just change it some other way without mentioning weight.

That is terrible!!! NC sure has some bad laws.....how can they do this? Some people may have a thyroid issue and be heavier due to that. It doesn't seem legal. That is truly shocking to me.

does not sound at all legal to me--on so many levels

sounds like something a good lawyer could have a field day with. But if the people do not fight it it WILL be that way----

Discriminating indeed......