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Losing weight is never easy, but what if employees had the backing of their employer and/or health insurance company? Would that make it easier? Many employers are betting on it.
The number of large employers offering weight-related health perks has nearly doubled in the past year alone. In 2011, 37 percent of large companies were offering financial incentives like the reduction of insurance premium costs, gift cards or additional paid days off. In 2012, around 60 percent are offering that. Of course, it can be far more difficult for smaller-sized companies to offer perks like the larger and mid-size companies can, since there’s a smaller negotiating table when it comes to dealing with the big health insurance giants.
According to Jim Winkler, chief innovation officer for Health & Benefits at Aon Hewitt, “Incentives solely tied to participation tend to become entitlement programs, with employees expecting to be rewarded without any sense of accountability for better health. To truly impact employee behavior change, more and more organizations realize they need to closely tie rewards to outcomes and better results rather than just enrollment.”
Do you think it’s a good thing that employers and health insurance companies are joining forces to encourage healthier lifestyles, or do you think it’s none of their business?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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Companies Offer Perks to Lose Weight is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
Source: http://calorielab.com/news/2012/09/07/companies-offer-perks-to-lose-weight/
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