Companies Get Strict On Health Of Workers Summary

The article I choose is written by Katie Thomas and entitled Companies Get Strict on Health of Workers. In America obesity is a critical issue howbeit, the cause for obesity is not black and white. Some people will make the assumption that it’s due to our eating habits, which can partially be true. Whereas others assume that we don’t care about our health. So why don’t we workout and eat better? Well, for many Americans there is an opportunity cost. In order to survive in this world, a person needs an income most people gain income from being a full-time or part-time employee. For many people getting fit and working to take care of themselves and their family can be difficult. Where does one find the time after work? Therefore, they make the decision to put their livelihood first.

The article is about how employers helping their employees make better lifestyle choices by lowering health care costs. The ultimate goal is to get people to be more proactive when it comes to their health and save money. According to the article, places have already implemented this policy one example being, CVS Caremark. CVS Caremark has one main

One direct incentive is lower health care is the employers pay less and the employees receive health care, healthy lifestyle change, and don’t miss out on work because of health reasons. Companies Get Strict on Health of Workers also shows a negative incentive, which also encourages action is that people would be penalized if they fail to make lifestyle changes. For instance, CVS Caremark will charge people who fail to report their weight and cholesterol an annual fee of $600.00. This goes back to livelihood $600.00 is a steep fee to pay that can go towards bills, food, extracurricular activities. With a penalty like that of course, that’s going to make people change their lifestyle. Thus, this negative incentive results result to better health since no one wants to lose money whether it be $600.00 or