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Employers tie financial rewards, penalties to health tests, lifestyle choices

Employers tie financial rewards, penalties to health tests, lifestyle choices

Gone are the days of just signing up for health insurance and hoping you don’t have to use it. Now, more employees are being asked to roll up their sleeves for medical tests — and to exercise, participate in disease management programs and quit smoking to qualify for hundreds, even thousands of dollars’ worth of premium or deductible discounts.

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Small Business Owners Deliver Mixed Messages To Capitol Hill

Small Business Owners Deliver Mixed Messages To Capitol Hill

By Jenny Gold – Kaiser Health News On most days, Kelly Conklin is in his workshop in Bloomfield, N.J., supervising his 12 employees as they design wood accents and cabinets for nearby Manhattan offices. But on a balmy day in June, the 56-year-old Conklin became a lobbyist, if only for a few hours. He swept [...]

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