Post by sandandsea on Apr 28, 2024 20:45:53 GMT -5
We have had those but it wasn't team driven, everythjng was individual. I have never joined. I also wouldnt sync my device because I’d feel like it was babysitting. Like would I get in trouble for going on a walk at 10 am or 3 pm?
Post by basilosaurus on Apr 28, 2024 20:47:44 GMT -5
I don't need my employer to know how lazy or active I am nor how much or little I sleep. It would have to be noncompetitive and with decent prizes. No $5 starbucks cards.
Post by redheadbaker on Apr 28, 2024 21:22:58 GMT -5
My company had a "Steps Challenge" last year. I signed up, only because we were training for a 5K anyway. I'd probably sign up again if they did it now, because I know I need to be more active.
Absolutely no. I hate trackers of any kind in my personal life—I’m definitely not going to have that be part of my work life. Or I might participate to disrupt it somehow if I could find a couple equally mischievous coworkers to help me.
I only did this when participation earned me some kind of real reward, like additional funds in my HSA or whatever. For bragging rights or something like that, no way am I spending my time on any kind of tracker.
We have something like this at work without the automatic tracking - it's all manual. I've never joined but there aren't prizes so maybe that would sway me but probably not. We do get $75 if we fill out a health survey each year so I do that.
No I am already active. I don’t need another administrative thing to do. And I am against these type of programs at work.
We have a few of these throughout the year at work and they are super casual, not competitive or anything, but you always have to sign up on some website and dow load some app and sync this to that, and NOPE I'm out.
YES
Last time I did it, it was such a PITA and I vowed never again. So janky. It ended up just being more work.
Also I have always had good luck with HR, but I just don't feel right with them involved in this sort of stuff. What if I log a walk during work and it is used against me. No thank you. I need less of a digital trail.
I did SS--I used to do these things, but now the dministrative part of it is just a step too much, haha. I am already active so that part is not the issue, I just don't want to do another app or remember to "log" my activity.
Post by thebreakfastclub on Apr 29, 2024 9:04:03 GMT -5
I have always worked for large employers. At one benefits enrollment someone made a comment about high-cost claimants. It was something like 25 employees (out of 30,000) drove 50% of the medical spending in an average year. If they're tracking anyone, it's that group. I wouldn't want to run a program counting steps but does anyone really care about the # of steps so and so took?
I have always worked for large employers. At one benefits enrollment someone made a comment about high-cost claimants. It was something like 25 employees (out of 30,000) drove 50% of the medical spending in an average year. If they're tracking anyone, it's that group. I wouldn't want to run a program counting steps but does anyone really care about the # of steps so and so took?
You have more faith in people than me. I don't think it's a very far leap to think if they have this data, they'll use it. Oh look, John is less fit than Bob. John should pay more for health insurance.
I have always worked for large employers. At one benefits enrollment someone made a comment about high-cost claimants. It was something like 25 employees (out of 30,000) drove 50% of the medical spending in an average year. If they're tracking anyone, it's that group. I wouldn't want to run a program counting steps but does anyone really care about the # of steps so and so took?
You have more faith in people than me. I don't think it's a very far leap to think if they have this data, they'll use it. Oh look, John is less fit than Bob. John should pay more for health insurance.
I suppose the way that currently happens is the increased premiums for tobacco users, which you have to self-report. But otherwise, the benefits information with rates are one-size fits all, aside from smokers.
Again I've only been in companies with 30,000+ people who work across the country. There is no single step challenge that's going to be the missing link that drives an individual benefits package with custom rates for 30,000 people.
If anything it would be the various prescriptions that people are on that would most clearly signal who's going to be a higher-cost claimant. It will be interesting to see if there would be a more expensive tier for people who want access to semaglutide for example.