Several leading health care advocacy groups are helping advance the use of outcomes-based incentives in worksite wellness or health management programs that are encouraged by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The guidance, published in the July 13th issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, is intended to help ensure that worksite wellness programs using such incentives are effective and fair to all employees and improve health results. It is unique in that it represents the collaborative thinking of six well-respected organizations with diverse stakeholders.
