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| Arizona Medicaid considers tax on smokers, obese (AP) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT AP - Arizona's cash-strapped Medicaid program is considering charging patients $50 a year if they smoke, have diabetes or are overweight. A spokeswoman for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System said Friday that the fee is intended to rein in health care costs by pushing patients to keep themselves healthy. |
| Obese Ohio Man's Death Raises Questions (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | WTRF-TV out of Wheeling, W.V., tells a story this week about an obese Bellaire, Ohio, man whose body had fused to the chair he sat in for two years. His body was caked in feces, urine and maggots. The man, who wasn't identified, has died, the station reported. |
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