Comments on: Are Workplace Wellness Programs Really as Innocuous as They Seem? http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/01/are-workplace-wellness-programs-really-as-innocuous-as-they-seem/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: laurie haris http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/01/are-workplace-wellness-programs-really-as-innocuous-as-they-seem/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 laurie haris Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:53:55 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=420#comment-1240 I always knew that these do called "wellness programs" were designed to benefit the employer. Employers do not really want to help employees, they just want to make more money. I always knew that these do called “wellness programs” were designed to benefit the employer. Employers do not really want to help employees, they just want to make more money.

]]> By: Julie Levine http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/01/are-workplace-wellness-programs-really-as-innocuous-as-they-seem/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Julie Levine Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:22:36 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=420#comment-1214 My employer (a large insurance company) is ALREADY doing this!! (And they touted it as a big improvement to our plan! My employer (a large insurance company) is ALREADY doing this!! (And they touted it as a big improvement to our plan!

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]]> By: Charley Richardson http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/index.php/2010/01/are-workplace-wellness-programs-really-as-innocuous-as-they-seem/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Charley Richardson Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:51:27 +0000 http://blog.nationalpartnership.org/?p=420#comment-1048 "This means people could be charged as much as $10,000 more for their insurance than their co-workers, simply because they have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or weigh more than they should." And given that all of these conditions may be related to stressful conditions at work, the employer is let off of the hook twice. Costs that should be picked up through the Workers Compensation system (and paid by the employer) are transferred to health insurance, and then the cost of health insurance is transferred to the individuals (also known in these cases as the victims). “This means people could be charged as much as $10,000 more for their insurance than their co-workers, simply because they have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or weigh more than they should.”

And given that all of these conditions may be related to stressful conditions at work, the employer is let off of the hook twice. Costs that should be picked up through the Workers Compensation system (and paid by the employer) are transferred to health insurance, and then the cost of health insurance is transferred to the individuals (also known in these cases as the victims).

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