The state plans to assess workers a monthly fee for failing to take advantage of free health screenings.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
It Pays to Be Healthy: Alabama is set to begin assessing monthly penalties to
state government employees that who are obese or have other significant health
problems. The Alabama State Employees’ Insurance Board has approved a plan
whereby state workers must undergo a cost-free health screening by 2010 or begin
paying a $25-a-month premium for health insurance. At present, Alabama civil
service workers currently pay nothing for their health insurance. But state
officials are putting a positive spin on the announcement. They say employees
are eligible for a monthly “wellness premium discount” of $25 for taking tests
that screen for critical health risks, including blood pressure, body mass
index, cholesterol and glucose.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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