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Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 1-7, 2012

Things move pretty quickly on the Insurance Blog. There is the potential that you may have missed something that you would have liked to read. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is designed to give you a quick view of everything that was added there this week. It is an easy way to catch up! Americans With Health Insurance are Less Likely to Smoke A Gallup poll finds that Americans who have health insurance coverage are more likely to have healthier habits and are less likely to smoke than are Americans who don’t have health insurance. But, why is this … Continue reading →

Americans With Health Insurance Less Likely to Smoke

A new Gallup poll shows that Americans who have health insurance coverage are more likely to have healthier habits, and are less likely to smoke. It is unclear if having health insurance influences people to make healthier choices, or if the less healthy are unable to afford health insurance. Gallup is an organization that has been studying human nature and human behavior for over 75 years. To do this, they have employed leading scientists in subjects like management, economics, psychology, and sociology. Gallup is a well respected organization, and the results it finds are considered to be important and newsworthy. … Continue reading →