Financial incentives won’t make your weight loss benefits successful

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Finding the right weight loss program for an entire employee population isn’t easy, nor is cracking the code on participation. But benefit leaders can start by decentering financial incentives. 

Weight loss benefit provider Wondr Health surveyed 73 employers who use their product, comparing the employee engagement levels between companies that offered financial incentives in the form of wellness points or dollars and companies that offered nothing at all. It became clear that financial incentives can motivate employees to start a program, but not necessarily drive results.

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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