Tired of wellness programs that only get the healthy employees to participate? Want to create truly motivating incentives without breaking the bank?
We highly recommend outcome-based wellness programs that incent individuals to actually achieve health standards such as losing weight or quitting smoking.
Many wellness programs fail because they don’t drive enough participation, usually attracting the participation only of those who are already healthy and engaged. Real cost reductions, however, result only from behavior change.
The HIPAA Non-Discrimination in Wellness regulations enable you to use a theoretically unlimited financial incentive to incent participation in programs such as health risk assessments, biometric screenings, and group challenges. There are some limits due to ADA – see us if you’re not sure how to implement these. The same HIPAA regulations, recently beefed up by the Affordable Care Act, allow outcome-based incentives (ie the member has to actually achieve a health status) equal to up to 30% of premium, or up to 50% to prevent or reduce tobacco use.
Want to know how to take advantage of these types of incentives while ensuring employee privacy and staying within the limits of the law? Want help finding the money for these types of incentives?
We offer a complimentary Fall River Wellness Best Practice Review to identify whether your current wellness program is taking advantage of industry leading practices and compliant with Federal regulations. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us today to see how your wellness program stacks up!
