This is the Weight and Healthcare newsletter. If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! Background: Around 2013, the Afford Care Act (ACA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC,) and HIPAA ignored long-standing rules around the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) et al. in order to carve out a loophole for weight stigma within employee wellness programs.
An excellent piece! Long before BMI was in use, I interviewed for a technical position at Eastman Kodak Co. (1964), and I got the job, but not without some harassment by the company doctor about my weight, and a compulsory appointment with the company dietician. Fortunately for me, the dietician and I communicated well, and I never had to go to see her again. But every time I had to use the elevator, I had to avoid looking at the doctor's scale posted there at the elevator door on every floor! Also fortunately, my health insurance was covered elsewhere, not by Kodak.
Just FYI... in case you want to make the correction, it's "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act" HIPAA, for short (not HIPPA--it's a common error, avoidable if you remember that it's an Accountability Act). Cheers.
Another incredibly-written piece. Every time I see something new from you, it makes me so happy to be a subscriber. Thank you so very much (and thanks to your consulting client) for sharing this excellent letter.
An excellent piece! Long before BMI was in use, I interviewed for a technical position at Eastman Kodak Co. (1964), and I got the job, but not without some harassment by the company doctor about my weight, and a compulsory appointment with the company dietician. Fortunately for me, the dietician and I communicated well, and I never had to go to see her again. But every time I had to use the elevator, I had to avoid looking at the doctor's scale posted there at the elevator door on every floor! Also fortunately, my health insurance was covered elsewhere, not by Kodak.
Just FYI... in case you want to make the correction, it's "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act" HIPAA, for short (not HIPPA--it's a common error, avoidable if you remember that it's an Accountability Act). Cheers.
Another incredibly-written piece. Every time I see something new from you, it makes me so happy to be a subscriber. Thank you so very much (and thanks to your consulting client) for sharing this excellent letter.
So well done and much needed! I will be sharing to help spread the word.
This is amazing. Thank you!