As the Insurance Journal reported:
The following situation was tracked by the independent researchers at St. Louis hospital. They’ve been checking the hospital’s system for two years. And many interesting facts were found out. The number of hospitalizations among the employers and the members of their families increased.
Not so long ago state wellness programes provided new possibilities for the working population such as gym memberships and cash rewards for participating in a health assessment that are focused on fighting bad habits. President’s new healthcare law allows employers to expand rewards and penalties.
The risk of the new changes also means other benefits not directly measured in the study.
Some of the new law positions forbid the insurers from charging more if you get sick. Though wellness incentives can mean you’ll be penalized for the questionable choices that might get you sick.
As the Insurance Journal reported:
The statistics showed that only 26 percent of the large companies are confident that they will offer insurance benefits for their workers for the next 10 years. As the matter of fact a lot of people have got their healthcare policies thanks to the their employers. The rest of the population are involved into government Medicare and Medicaid programs.