Incentives – Healthy Skeptic

Mar 09 2017

Incentives Relating to Health Behavior

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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines what might maximize the impact of health behavior incentives.

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Aug 16 2013

New Report on Consumer Incentives

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The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute issues a report summarizing findings regarding incentives to change physician and patient behavior.

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Sep 14 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.announced a project with the American Heart Association for research on the effectiveness of corporate wellness programs. The project calls for participation by some 140,000 employees at four large KKR portfolio companies including First Data Corp, HCA Holdings Inc, Sealy Corp and Visant Corp

Sep 06 2012

Bloomberg

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After two years of deliberation, the experiment is about to begin. The concept is simple enough: Give hospitals financial incentives to improve the quality of care.

Jun 08 2012

Bizjournals

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will pay out around $23 million to doctors whose patients’ health care costs came in lower than what was expected.

Mar 29 2012

Reuters

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A program to pay hospitals bonuses for hitting key performance measures, or dock them if they miss, failed to improve the health outcomes of patients, according to a large, long-term study

Mar 27 2012

Washington Post

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In recent years, insurers have tried to cajole consumers with lower co-payments and other cost-sharing breaks for members who select those doctors and hospitals. Lately, they’re trying an even more direct approach: cash rewards

Dec 05 2011

Miamiherald.com

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Employers offer carrots to get workers healthier, while sticks lurk in the background

Dec 05 2011

What Works in Financial Incentives

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Both providers and consumers are increasingly subjected to positive and negative inducements to behave in certain ways. An article in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine explores some possible behavioral…

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Feb 09 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Employers are spending more on gift cards, contributions to health savings accounts and other incentives to persuade workers to take part in health-improvement programs, a new survey finds.

Feb 07 2011

Wall Street Journal

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Employers are trying a new tactic to prod their workers to live healthier lives and reduce medical costs: more creative and often lucrative incentives.

Jan 04 2011

LA Times

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Many employers offer discounts to workers who take steps toward better health. This can cut costs and encourage wellness, but it could also penalize those who can’t make the changes and yet will pay more in premiums.

Jul 30 2010

Market Watch

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As companies put the final touches on their health care plans for 2011, more of them say they are planning to penalize workers who decline to participate in disease management or lifestyle behavior programs offered by an employer

Feb 24 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Employers battling high health-care costs are increasingly trying to influence employees’ personal decisions, subsidizing fitness-club dues and cutting premiums for those who get health-risk assessments

Feb 04 2010

Value-Based Insurance Plan Design

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Value-based insurance design attempts to use cost-sharing to maximize use of health services that lead to good health outcomes. Two recent analyses demonstrate that cost-sharing features of health care coverage…

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