For employers fed up with the cost and complexity of their health plans, the easiest course might seem to be to give employees a fistful of dollars and let them buy their own coverage on the open market.
The food fight over what do about obesity is heating up on both sides of the Atlantic as British official are mulling a ban on some television advertising aimed at children, and U.S. officials are considering whether to classify obesity as a disease as opposed to a condition, which would open the door to insurance coverage paying for treatment.