Companies Offering Incentives to Stay Healthy
413 views · Published 19 May 2009 · 2:17 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism
Some employers in the United States are offering their workers financial incentives to get healthy .. in an effort to reduce health care costs and improve employee productivity. Last year, heath care costs in the U.S. rose at twice the rate of inflation in 2008. As Steve Mort reports from Orlando, Florida, the financial incentives can be an important factor motivating Americans to improve their health.