Sixty-six percent of consumers in wellness programs say their program does not include a medical test for nicotine use, according to HealthMine study. Also, 66% of wellness programs don’t offer financial incentives to quit smoking. More than half of smokers lie on health forms, according to CDC data. The survey also reveals the following about employees in a wellness program:
- 57% say their program does not offer a smoking cessation program.
- 34% say their program does offer an incentive to quit smoking.
- 48% say that colleagues who smoke should pay a penalty or premium.
- 32% say they have smoked within the past two years, and 11% have participated in a smoking cessation program through their wellness plan.
- 80% say they probably wouldn’t complete a smoking cessation program without a financial incentive.