WOODBURY COUNTY WORKERS MAY RECEIVE HEALTH INSURANCE DISCOUNTS

WOODBURY COUNTY IS LOOKING AT A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD ALLOW COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO PAY LESS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR LIVING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE.

ED GILLILAND OF GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES SAYS HE HOPES TO GET 90 PER CENT OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES INVOLVED IN A PROGRAM THAT WOULD DISCOUNT THEIR AMOUNT PAID FOR HEALTH INSURANCE:



EMPLOYEES WOULD FOLLOW A THREE STEP PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH HEALTH SCREENINGS IN 2013. THEY WOULD THEN UNDERGO HEALTH COACHING IN 2014 AND AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES IN 2015.