The City of Boston has a big workforce and big costs to maintain their health care insurance.
The city covers medical insurance for approximately 60,000 people, including 18,000 employees, 13,000 retirees, and their families, said Dennis DiMarzio, the city's chief operating officer. The city's healthcare costs increased from $179 million in 2003-04 to $200 million in 2004-05. DiMarzio attributed the increase to the number of claims from last year and the rising cost of medical care.
Some want these workers to get more exercise.Others like:
Jim Durkin, spokesman for the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents 2,000 Boston city workers, said the union would support fitness measures as long as they don't punish people for being out of shape
You don't get your car insurance at work why your health insurance?
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