Research sponsored by HealthFitness explores why some people participate in wellness programs and why others don't.
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The FDA issues final guidance on general wellness products, affirming that most will be exempt from any regulation.
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A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores how much the reform law encouraged use of preventive care.
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Humana claims its wellness programs lowered costs and improved productivity over a three-year period.
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An Issue Brief from the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines data from a large employer in regard to wellness program incentives and participation.
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A study in Health Affairs suggests that the neighborhood you grow up in likely has little association with your risk for developing certain chronic diseases, suggesting that early interventions are not likely to be efficacious in reducing prevalence of these diseases.
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/9/1472.abstract?=rightA Rand survey gives information on wellness program and associated incentive designs.
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A study of financial incentives for participation in a smoking cessation program found that reward-based incentives worked best.
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Wellness programs received long-awaited "guidance" from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on avoiding disability discrimination issues. Gotta love those bureaucrats, what we do without them.
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A brief from the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines the role of incentives in participation in wellness programs.
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A National Business Group on Health survey finds that employers are spending more on wellness but employees may not be taking full advantage of the offerings.
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The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans conducted a survey last year of over 450 employers in the United States and Canada to learn details about their wellness program activities.
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The FDA has issued a crystal-clear guidance bearing on the immense proliferation of wellness devices and apps.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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