Health insurance premiums are starting to be linked to lifestyle habits:
Government workers in Benton County, Ark., can now sign up for a plan with premiums that fall from to $500 a year from $2,500 a year if they maintain a healthy weight. Clarian Health Partners, a hospital chain based in Indiana, said last month that it’ll start charging workers as much as $30 every two weeks if they don’t get their weight down. And UnitedHealthcare introduced a family plan this month that has a typical deductible of $5,000″“but it falls to $1,000 for people who maintain a healthy weight and don’t smoke.
Nothing like hitting the wallet for incentive.
