Healthy Incentives Plan

Safeway

Purpose:

Improve employee health through free preventive care, rewards for good behavior, and employee empowerment

Target Population:

All non-union Safeway employees

Program Goals:

• Allow  employees to have greater involvement and responsibility in managing their health care, through the use of health reimbursement and flexible spending accounts

• Cover 100 percent of preventive care

• Offer free wellness programs and provide incentives for healthy behavior

• Institute health-risk questionnaires/assessments,  followed by pro-active care management programs

• Provide 24-hour hotline and online educational and counseling services

Years in Operation:

2006 – present

Results:

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Funding:

Safeway fully funds the Healthy Incentives Plan.

Key Partners:

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What Works and Why:

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Structure and Operations:

• Safeway’s Healthy Incentives Plan started in 2006, with 44 percent of the non-union workforce enrolling in the program. In 2007, enrollment climbed to 71 percent of the non-union work-force. Employee interest in the program has been fueled by comprehensive preventive care benefits, including 100 percent coverage of annual physicals, well-baby and -child care, and other age-appropriate procedures, such as breast and prostate cancer exams, and colonoscopies.

• Employees are also provided with a wealth of health education resources, including a Life-style Management Program that provides incentives for tobacco cessation, weight loss, stress reduction and healthy behaviors.

• Incentives for healthy behavior include premium discounts for healthy decisions and higher premiums for non-compliance.

Barriers to Success:

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More Information:

http://www.coalition4healthcare.org/about/stories/?_adctlid=v%7Cskins_je1znt10gpps1en%7Cx04i7k0qqv4tia

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