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Monday, January 26, 2009
Does your insurance offer good incentives for good health?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
According to a recent Associated Press article, companies and employers are now dangling prizes to motivate workers to lose weight, lower their blood pressure, quit smoking — and perhaps most important, curb spending on medical costs by kicking chronic health problems.
They’re handing out everything from gift cards to ipods to frequent-flyer type bonus points that can be redeemed for goods and services — if you’re healthy.
Does your insurance plan offer such incentives? If not, what type of gift would you like from your insurer for staying healthy?
