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July 11, 2007 at 12:21 PM
A managed care company is starting to offer financial incentives for group health plan members who adopt healthy lifestyles.
UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., will require group plan members who participate in its new Vital Measures program to fill out a Web-based health assessment questionnaire and to go through a health screening test process administered by a UnitedHealth vendor.
UnitedHealth will provide credits toward the plan deductible for Vital Measures program members who refrain from smoking, keep their blood pressure and cholesterol levels under control, and meet body mass index benchmarks, the company says.
A typical Vital Measures program might start with a $2,500 deductible and give employees the ability to earn up to $2,000 in deductible credits, UnitedHealth says.
