Utah Businesses Reward Employees For Healthy Living

Utah Businesses Reward Employees For Healthy Living in Group Health Insurance

As health insurance and health care costs continue to skyrocket, businesses and employers are looking for ways to cut costs.

A new trend among some companies in Utah stands to benefit both employers and employees — health and wellness programs.

Nature’s Sunshine Products, who are based in Provo, Utah, rewards workers who can hit health goals — they can earn paid time off and get their health insurance premiums paid for.

In many programs, workers can also get help from “health coaches” to push them to meet their goals.

Usually, you have to actively participate in the health programs to see any benefits. At Nature’s Sunshine Products, employees who don’t set goals or don’t get their health screened have to pay 15 percent of their health plan cost, reported The Salt Lake Tribune.

There is some opposition to such health programs. Critics argue that health monitoring, such as blood pressure and cholesterol readings, are intrusive. Others say they have no time to participate in a health program, wrote the Tribune article.

Even so, businesses that provide health and wellness programs typically find big success.

It doesn’t seem like there’s much harm in offering employees incentives to stay healthy — and save on health insurance.

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