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Incentives For Healthy Employees

An article published in USA Today talks about King County, which includes Seattle, who has decided to manage its ongoing budget crisis by leveraging the healthy habits of its employees to keep insurance costs down.

King County is offering its 13,000 employees the opportunity to lower their healthcare premiums by running laps and forgoing french fries.

Here's how the plan will work: All county employees will be given the choice — participate or don't. Those who ignore the program will see their co-pays, deductibles, and co-insurance rates rise to the most expensive of three pricing tiers.

posted by Mike @ 8:15 AM