Offering healthy rewards to your company is a great way to lower the cost of employee healthcare and improve your employees’ wellness while you do! Healthy rewards encourage employees to lead healthier lifestyles by offering them incentives to stay proactive about their health. Even if you already have one in place, expanding your existing employer wellness program can control healthcare costs even more. Workplace wellness programs come in a variety of forms, many of them based on employee participation. Some programs with healthy rewards include:
- Weight control and weight loss programs
- Lowering cholesterol or blood pressure
- Preventative health care, such as flu shots
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Health education seminars
- And many more!
Right now, 30 percent of companies surveyed reported using gift card incentives to promote healthy behavior and behavioral changes toward forming healthier habits. Here are a few companies who are leading the way in lowering healthcare costs and improving overall wellness through their gift card incentive programs:
- GNC: The GNC Corporate Gift Card Program lets your employees buy everything from vitamins to sports nutrition products at over 6,200 GNC stores.
- CVS: CVS offers options for healthy incentive gift cards, including cards that cover everything from prescription co-pay costs to oral hygiene products.
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