CULLOWHEE -- As the debate continues to rage about the future of health care reform in the United States, a related skirmish has gone largely unreported - the war on fat people. In 2009, the North Carolina legislature enacted a "Comprehensive Wellness Initiative" in which state employees on the State Health Plan will be subjected to mandatory weight tests beginning July 1, 2011. Unless they have a note from their doctor or enroll in a weight loss program, those who fail the body mass index test...
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