HealthbyChoice Motivations explained
Learn how HealthbyChoice MotivationsSM works.
Setting up HealthbyChoice Motivations
Groups can set their program up exactly as they'd like. No matter the setup, all participants must meet the wellness criteria outlined below.
Reward options
- Contribution to an employee's or spouse's premium or health savings account
- Cash rewards
- Same-as-cash incentives
Participants
- Employees only
- Employees and spouses - remember, both must meet the criteria to receive rewards
Parameters
Groups can:
- Reward employees for participation and progress or for outcomes only
- Set the deadline for completing the online health risk appraisal at 90 days or a different timeframe
Timing options
Groups can choose when to reward employees who've met their requirements:
Wellness criteria
The wellness criteria apply to all groups. Participants have to complete an online health risk appraisal and have their doctor document that they meet these 5 key wellness criteria:
| Five key wellness criteria |
|---|
| Wellness criteria* |
Qualification requirements |
| Tobacco use |
Non-tobacco user |
| Body mass index (BMI) |
Below 30 |
| Blood pressure |
Below 140/90 |
| Cholesterol |
LDL below 160 |
| Blood sugar |
Normal or HbA1c below 8 for those with diabetes |
Online health risk appraisal
Our online health risk appraisal is a fast and easy way for employees to gauge their health. In addition:
- Employees can easily identify health issues they need to work on and receive recommendations for improving their health.
- Employees can update their health risk appraisal any time to track their progress toward health goals and wellness criteria.
- Groups will never see an individual employee's results.
All employees must create an online account to get to online health risk appraisal.
See how to create an online account and how to log in.
Wellness criteria report
Thirty days after the qualification deadline, the group will receive a report that:
- Identifies all participants
- Indicates whether or not they completed their health risk appraisal
- Shows their status for each wellness qualification requirement.
Those who can't meet the requirements due to a medical condition (based on their physician's determination) will automatically be enrolled in our case and disease management program, giving them the support they need to get and stay their healthiest. Learn more about case and disease management.
