Carrots and sticks: Impact of an incentive/disincentive employee flexible credit benefit plan on health status and medical costs

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 260-267

  Stein, Aryeh D ^a,b   Karel, Tom ^c   Zuidema, Roy ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Financial Incentives; Health Promotion; Risk Factors; Work site Wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARROT; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

EID: 0033056119     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.5.260     Document Type: Article

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