As the end of the year approaches, it's normal for us to reflect back on our own unresolved resolutions, news bites, and on what's affected us – more or less. For those in the health care biz, the possibilities were endless. Admittedly new to writing about this field myself, I can't help but think about the hell this industry has been through—economic malaise, reform woes, higher health costs—it's affected everyone from the broker to the consumer.

But what has me scratching my head is this little tidbit: Our biggest article this year (pun intended) was not about the economy or health care mandates or the Supreme Court's spring case lineup. It was about overweight people.

It's a fact. The article readers clicked on most this year was 10 fattest states in America—which was a simple look at the states with the highest rates of adult obesity.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.