As I flew back to FreeERISAs hometown of Washington, D.C., I wondered what the health insurance world looked like in a city of 1.3 million people compared to D.C.s 617,000.

Thee proposal would create a cheaper investment account similar to a 401(k) plan for state employees hired after July 1, 2013, instead of a monthly retirement payment based on their salaries and years of employment.

Employers and HR professionals know obesity impacts business. And as a nation, we've been outright told we're too fat. So why, after decades of increasing waistlines, would we expect a national campaign to suddenly change things?