Alabama is rolling out a creative but controversial program that will subject its 37,527 state employees to possibly humiliating at-work weigh-ins and fat tests. If they tip the scales, they'll be given a choice: slim down or pay up. The state is trying to solve two of its biggest problems — health insurance costs and obesity — in one fell swoop. Beginning in 2010, Alabama, which has the second highest obesity rate in the country, will start charging all of its employees an extra $25 per month for health insurance. (Currently, single workers pay nothing; family plans cost $180 a month.) More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Enterprise Rent A Car
