SUMMARYOFFINDINGS participating in a health promotion activity). To better understand the combined incentives or penalties facing program participants, we asked large firms that had any incentives for health risk assessments, biometric screenings, or the specified healthandwellnesspromotionprogramswhatthemaximumincentivewasforaworkerforalloftheirprogramscombined. Amonglargefirmswithanytypeofincentive,25%haveamaximumincentiveof150orless;33%haveamaximumincentive between$151and$500;23%haveamaximumincentivebetween$501and$1,000;13%haveamaximumincentivebetween $1,001and$2,000;and6%haveamaximumincentiveofmorethan$2,000[FigureH]. SITESOFCARE Telemedicine. Sixty-threepercentoflargefirmsthatofferhealthbenefitscovertheprovisionofhealthcareservicesthrough telecommunicationintheirlargesthealthplan[FigureI].Amongthesefirms,33%reportedthatworkershaveafinancial incentivetoreceiveservicesthroughtelemedicineinsteadofvisitingaphysician’soffice. RetailHealthClinics. Seventy-threepercentoflargefirmscoverservicesofferinghealthbenefitsprovidedinretailhealth clinics, such as those found in pharmacies and supermarkets, in their largest health plan [Figure I]. Among these firms, 17% reportedthatworkershaveafinancialincentivetoreceiveservicesinaretailclinicinsteadofvisitingatraditionalphysician’s office. NurseHotline. Seventy-ninepercentoflargefirmsofferinghealthbenefitshaveanursehotlineaspartoftheirlargesthealth plan[FigureI]. PROVIDERNETWORKS HighPerformanceorTieredNetworks. Fifteenpercentoflargefirmsofferinghealthbenefitshavehighperformanceor tiered networksintheirlargesthealthplan,similartothepercentagereportedlastyear[FigureI].Theseprogramsidentify The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust / Page 12
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