Employers continue to seek innovative strategies aimed at
reducing employee-related healthcare costs. Wellness, health
promotion and disease management programs offer great promise
in equipping employers with solutions to tackle this rising
concern. Employee adoption of these types of programs
is critical to reducing the incidence and burden of disease.
Recent literature has shown that the use of financial incentives
improves participation and completion of health promotion
programs thus reducing healthcare costs.
UnitedHealthcare
has created Health Rewards-Clinical Incentive Solution program
that allows employers the opportunity to help motivate their
employees to adopt healthy behaviors as a way of life using
tailored financial reward packages that will meet the unique
needs of their population health risks.
