Smokers cloud states’ rollout of ‘Obamacare’
But none of those jurisdictions is pondering higher rates for motorcyclists, skydivers or folks who engage in other risky behaviors, said Holly Fernandez Lynch, executive director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.
"We could clearly define those things as choices," Ms. Lynch said. "And yes, that first cigarette could be considered a choice."