CHICAGO - Employees at CVS Caremark will soon have to disclose whether they??re overweight ?" and what they plan on doing about it, the Huffington Post reports. The drug store chain will fine employees $600 each year if they don??t provide blood pressure, body fat, height, weight and other health information to their insurance company. A doctor must conduct the "wellness review," which will be covered by CVS.

The health-care reform law is likely to make these types of requirements more commonplace, as it gives businesses the right to levy penalties on employees who are not enrolled in the company??s wellness plans. Some workers might have to pay more if they fail to conform to certain health targets.

CVS pointed out that the company itself wouldn??t have access to employee health information, but that its benefits firm would. "Our benefits program is evolving to help our colleagues engage more actively to improve their health and manage health-associated costs," said Michael DeAngelis, CVS spokesman. "An initial step to accomplish this goal is a health screening and wellness review so that colleagues know their key health metrics in order to take action to improve their overall health, if necessary."

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companies are expecting higher health care costs as the Affordable Health Care Act takes effect next year.