Minnesota workers are considering to participate in the health plan, monitoring the health of financial incentives, but these procedures to sacrifice some privacy.
This is unusual employers to provide incentives, such as gym membership discounts. However, some organizations have begun to take further measures to require more specific information, some participants a little uncomfortable, to Minnesota Public Radio reports.
For example, the University of Minnesota in the United States provide health insurance premium income of at least $ 300 discount, next year. However, eligible employees must participate in the activities, such as health risk questionnaire, screening of health guidance and organisms, measuring blood pressure and cholesterol.
More than 5,700 employees participated, including an administrative assistant, Amy Smith, University of Minnesota Press
She said she was very excited about the opportunity to save money, but also the structure of her weight loss efforts, answer detailed questions and carry out health checks, but can feel a little scary. "
"I think, if I'm not keen to take care of themselves, I might feel less than positive program," she said.
University employees $ 65 in cash to complete some of the activities. Starting this year, the University of activities to enhance the bounty. Employee health premium income of 300 points discount. Online health questionnaire earn 100 points on Cycling to work is the value of 75, and set fitness goals, like running a marathon can earn 50 points.
The university, which is called for workers to participate in self-insured, because the program will help to save the cost of health care. University staff welfare officer, Dan Chapman said he thought to be involved in the next year will rise sharply, more and more people know about the opportunity.
"Because the word, people come to realize that what is the difference, can make more people pay attention, and said," how come I do not know? "Chapman said.
The school covers an area of 38,000 employees and their families. Some privacy concerns, although university officials have made clear the data collected by a third party, and only come back to them, so that it does not recognize individual total.
However, Andrea Lorek Strauss do not know why the employer should have the opportunity to personal health information health service providers should be kept confidential.
"What they need information? What they need to know my cholesterol rating, to know that I was doing a good job?" Lorek Strauss said U-shaped M extension educator in Rochester, New York. "Now, with health services provider, it feels a little more to me."
Question about the employer will be how to use the data is clever, wearing McGraw says, in the privacy of health who directs the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, DC project, but she added, employers have the incentive to protect privacy - if they do not to do so, the workers are not willing to respond to the questionnaire or the honest answer.
"This actually means," McGraw said, it is in their best interests to make a strong commitment, the employee does not use the data for any purpose, including their employment.
She suggested that staff members asked their company for more information, and who in the collection and analysis of information. Health service provider data collected patient privacy laws, information collected by the employer is protected by law, the Americans with Disabilities Act covered only when it comes to disability.
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