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North Carolina state health plan to penalize smokers, obese

The state health plan in North Carolina, home of cigarette makers Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc., will shift more expenses to smokers and those who are overweight to try to curb medical costs.

Those who use tobacco or have a body mass index above a specified level and don't quit or lose weight will be placed in an insurance plan that pays 70 percent of claims, the health system...

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