SECTION12. HEALTHANDWELLNESSPROGRAMS BIOMETRICSCREENING Biometricscreeningisahealthexaminationthatmeasuresaperson’sriskfactors(suchascholesterol,bloodpressure,andbody massindex(BMI))forcertainmedicalissues. Abiometricoutcomeinvolvesassessingwhetheranenrolleemeetsspecified healthtargetsrelatedtocertainriskfactors,suchasmeetingatargetBMIorcholesterollevel. Asdefinedbythissurvey,goals related to smokingarenotincludedinthebiometricscreeningquestions. • Amongfirmsofferinghealthbenefits,21%ofsmallfirmsand52%oflargefirmsprovideworkerstheopportunityto completeabiometricscreening[Figure12.6]. Thesepercentagesaresimilarto2016(20%and53%)[Figure12.7]. • In firmsprovidingworkerstheopportunitytocompleteabiometricscreening,41%ofcoveredworkerscompletea screening[Figure12.8]. – Thereisconsiderablevariationacrossfirmsinthepercentageofworkerswhocompleteabiometricscreening. Twenty-twopercentoflargefirmsprovidingworkerstheopportunitytocompleteabiometricscreeningreport thatmorethan75%oftheirworkerscompletethescreening,while26%reportnomorethan25%ofworkers completethescreening. • Firmsthatprovideworkerstheopportunitytocompleteabiometricscreeningmayincludeadditionalincentivesfor thoseworkerswhodoso. – Amonglargefirmswithbiometricscreeningprograms,53%offerworkersanincentivetocompletethescreening [Figure 12.10]. The likelihood of a firm with a biometric screening program offering an incentive to complete a biometricscreeningincreaseswithfirmsize[Figure12.10]. Somefirmsreportofferingmorethanonetypeof incentive. – Amonglargefirmswithanincentiveforworkerstocompleteabiometricscreening,49%lowerpremium contributionsorreducecostsharingand33%offercash,HRAorHSAcontributions,orallowtheworkertoavoid apayrolldeduction. Aswithincentivesforhealthriskassessments,workersinsomefirmsmustcompletethe biometricscreeningtobeeligibleforotherrewardsunderthefirm’swellnessprograms. [Figure12.11]. • In addition to incentives for completing a biometric screening, some firms offer workers incentives to meet biometric outcomes. Amonglargefirmswithbiometricscreeningprograms,14%rewardorpenalizeworkersbasedonachieving specifiedbiometricoutcomes(suchasmeetingatargetBMI)[Figure12.10]. – Thesizeoftheincentivesfirmsofferformeetingbiometricoutcomesvariesconsiderably. Amonglargefirms offeringarewardorpenaltyformeetingbiometricoutcomes,themaximumrewardisvaluedat$150orlessfor9% of firmsandmorethan$1,000for17%offirms[Figure12.12]. Twenty-threepercentofthesefirmscombinethe rewardwithincentivesforotheractivities. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust / Page 186