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Healthcare Incentives – ‘Carrot’ Or ‘Stick’?
July 2, 2013 by NewsBot
In order to keep down costs, companies typically reward a healthy lifestyle. According to a new study published in Psychological Science, how these incentives are framed - as penalties for those who are overweight and rewards for healthy-weight individuals - really makes a difference...