Communities
Health Incentives
Articles
Strategic Movement in the Workplace Improves Employee Performance
05/07/2013 - It has become commonplace to discuss the decline in engagement and focus among the American workforce. Experts have examined numerous theories as to why engagement is on an alarming decline and suggested an abundance of ideas to solve this crisis.
How to Tie Incentives to Health Outcomes that are Safe, Effective, and Fair for All Employees
04/23/2013 - The ACA will influence wellness programs beginning in 2014 — find out how employers have weighed in and how to design an optimal program.
Health Pays: Using Incentives to Drive Wellness Behavior Change [Webcast]
04/08/2013 - With one month remaining until the Institute's FORUM East, gold sponsors InteliSpend and gBehavior have collaborated on part one of an excellent webcast series on wellness, incentives and driving behavior change. Attend FORUM East to see InteliSpend and gBehavior executives present "Five Chronic Wellness Program Problems and How to Beat
Wellness Incentive Programs Help Tech Companies Stay Ahead
03/26/2013 - There is a growing movement to incorporate wellness incentive programs among companies, and an article from Forbes recently focused on this trend. On March 25, Zina Moukheiber mentions a study from Aon found that 83 percent of the 800 companies in the survey had some type of a wellness incentive
Money Talks When It Comes to Losing Weight, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
03/07/2013 - Mayo Clinic News: Financial incentives help weight loss study participants drop pounds, stick with program
Financial Incentives: The Desired ‘Carrot’ for Healthy Behavior Change
02/05/2013 - An economic study of the impact of chronic disease on US company profitability found if the last decade's health care trends persis, operating profits of companies in major industries like technology and finance could ecline an average of 25 percent in10 or more years unless they can increase their prices
University of Michigan Pays $100 Incentives to Employees in Wellness Programs
01/28/2013 - For the fifth year in a row, the University of Michigan will be giving $100 to each of its employees enrolled in its health care benefits who participate in online wellness programs -- a measure U-M says has proven to be worthwhile thus far.
Shape Michigan Explores Employers’ Wellness Incentives
01/23/2013 - Cash and success stories motivate people. Fear and punishment: not so much.
Building wellness program incentives within a health plan
01/03/2013 - It’s a question in population health management that never fails to attract attention: what is the right incentive to engage members in programs for the long term?
Superstars 2012: Learning to Thrive at Kaiser’s Georgia Region
01/02/2013 - As an integrated health care organization, Kaiser Permanente (KP) is known for its commitment to healthy living and its prevention-driven approach to health care. Dawn Bading successfully carried this approach over to the Georgia region's employee population with the help of gBehavior.
Wellness Program Expected to Cut Claims and Hold Down Insurance Costs
01/02/2013 - Officials hope a new wellness program, and an incentive to participate in it, will make town employees healthier and drive down health insurance spending.
More Businesses Try to Get Workers Healthier
12/19/2012 - Kelley Weiss of the Working Well blog talks with Don Powell, CEO and president of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, about incentives in wellness.
Five Trends in Wellness Incentives for 2013
11/25/2012 - Employers want return of investment for their wellness programs. They want to know what incentive dollars are really being used for. Here are five trends to look for in wellness incentives in 2013.
HHS Rules to Encourage Wellness Programs
11/22/2012 - The Obama administration released new regulations on Nov. 20 to encourage participation in employer-based wellness programs as a way to drive down health care costs.
Rewards to Healthy Employees Ramping Up
10/18/2012 - As South Florida employers gear up for open enrollment, some intensify the emphasis on rewarding employees for good behavior. But some punishments await, too.
Oregon Wellness Program Differs From Other States, Garners High Participation Rate
10/17/2012 - Public Employees’ Benefits Board's approach has led to 86 percent participation rate, among nation's highest
Company Wellness Programs Increasing
08/29/2012 - During the height of the Great Recession from 2007 to 2009, some feared that employers would stop providing health care coverage to save money. Now businesses big and small hope to save on health care costs by taking a more active role. Cash incentives, contests and even in-office gyms may
New Guidelines Support Outcomes-based Incentives
08/27/2012 - Healthstat has become the nation's leading provider of employer-based health management programs because of its fundamental belief, and adherence to, a holistic approach to health care.
Wellness programs healthy for bottom line
08/23/2012 - Wellness programs can reduce health-care costs dramatically. Since the launch of its wellness initiative, HEI has seen health-care savings of $500,000. Westin Hotels and Resorts adopted its Associate Enrichment Program nine months ago to coincide with Westin’s positioning as a wellness brand in the hospitality space.
Colonial Life Paper Links Health Care Cost Containment to Wellness Programs
08/22/2012 - Businesses can cut worksite health care costs by implementing an employee wellness program and by having an effective communications program to spur employee participation.
