New stats from the Employee Benefit Research Institute show that workers favor using lower-cost sharing as an incentive to individuals to improve or maintain their health. From their latest survey:
* 58% support lower cost sharing for patients who actively participate in a wellness program.
* 40% support lower cost sharing for patients who use treatments that have been scientifically proven to be effective for their medical condition.
* 34% support lower cost sharing for patients who choose high-performing health care providers. * 47% support lower cost sharing for patients who choose less invasive procedures to treat their medical conditions.
