Wellness Premium Discount Program
The State Employees' Insurance Board has recently approved a discount for participation in Wellness Screenings. This has received the attention of both local and national news organizations, and we have created this resouce to better help you understand this discount for State Employees.
Below is a document describing the Wellness Premium Discount Program and a few links to interview videos from our CEO, William Ashmore:
Articles
- Auburn Plainsman - Alabama initiates new health care plan
- CNN - Alabama to link premium costs to workers' health
- Dothan Eagle - Overweight surcharge
- Employee Benefit Adviser - Alabama fights fat, media with new screening program
- Government Employee Relations - Alabama Program for State Employees Seeks to Raise Awareness of Risk Factors
- Human Resources Executive - Heavy Attention on Alabama Plan
- Junkfood Science - Update: More than a little plan - the trial balloon is off and flying
- TMCNet - Editorial: Obese workers pay more
- WSFA - Editorial: Obesity Costs
Videos
- WSFA (40MB video file) - Insurance and Obesity
- CNN (4.6MB video file) - Insurance penalty for obese?
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