Does having health insurance encourage healthy habits? ?A report by Gallup.com released
a report that linked having health insurance coverage to healthy behaviors. ?Americans
who have health insurance have higher Healthy Behaviors Index scores than the uninsured
at any age in the 18 to 64 group. ?This finding holds true even after controlling for age, gender,
education, ethnicity, employment, and income. The relationship between health insurance and
healthy habits and behavior may have something to do with wellness programs and other
benefits that insurance companies provide.
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Another explanation could be that those who care about their health are already more likely
to have healthy habits and have insurance coverage. ?Or, it could be that smokers have higher
health premiums and cannot afford coverage. ?The report charts healthy behaviors such as
exercise, eating fruit and other produce and not smoking fo both insured and uninsured
consumers. ?The primary reason for differences is unclear, despite many theories.
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