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Firms using health coaches to fight fat

Need help losing weight? Your firm may be among a growing group of companies turning to health coaches to trim insurance costs.

Bertha Coombs of MSNBC writes that companies are using outside firms to help at-risk employees stick with prescription-drug and behavior-change regimens.

But critics object to firms peeking into employees medical records. Check out the full article and see what you think.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com

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