Industry experts said companies have quickly caught on to the benefits of using employee incentives and penalties to drive wellness program participation. Aon Hewitt medical director Dr. Michael Cryer said he never expected the percentage of companies linking biometric outcomes to incentives would increase from 4% to 25% in one year. Tom Billet of Towers Watson said companies also are using financial incentives to get more people engaged in wellness programs. Reuters (10/10)
Survey: Biometric testing is a growing part of wellness
August 21, 2012 By
A survey found 60% of employers include biometric testing as part of a wellness program and 40% offer incentives to participate. Rich Gallun, CEO of bswift, a survey co-sponsor, said employers learn from experience and upgrade wellness programs to put more emphasis on incentives and biometric data to control health care costs. BenefitsPro.com (8/20)
