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Companies mulling charging unvaccinated employees more for health coverage: report
Similar to the higher insurance premiums smokers may face due to being deemed a greater health risk, companies are now looking at the potential costs their unvaccinated employees may face should they get infected with COVID-19 and require medical treatment.
Wade Symons, a partner at benefits consulting firm Mercer Health, told CBS MoneyWatch on Friday that he expects some employers to increase health premiums for unvaccinated workers by as much as $20 to $50 per paycheck.
Similar to the higher insurance premiums smokers may face due to being deemed a greater health risk, companies are now looking at the potential costs their unvaccinated employees may face should they get infected with COVID-19 and require medical treatment.
Wade Symons, a partner at benefits consulting firm Mercer Health, told CBS MoneyWatch on Friday that he expects some employers to increase health premiums for unvaccinated workers by as much as $20 to $50 per paycheck.