Arkansas health plans find higher costs for obese employees

Health insurance plans covering Arkansas school and state employees spent an average of about 31 percent more on obese employees or spouses than on others in 2015, according to a report. The report by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement says the plans spent an average of $4,302 on health expenses for employees and spouses whose height and weight indicated they were obese, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Sunday .