Wellness in the Health Care Bill!

As a corporate and personal wellness coach, I was thrilled to see that the health care reform legislation addresses the very common sense idea that prioritizing keeping people well will benefit us all.

In particular, I was happy to see so much attention paid to the workplace - the place where we adults spend so much time, and where stress can lead to illness.

The ROI of a good workplace wellness are becoming clear and now there are will be more focus, and more incentives around this.

I'm looking forward to being a a part of this change.

Health Promotion Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill See details here: Included Development of a national health promotion plan. Enhanced health promotion research. Technical assistance to enhance evaluation of workplace health promotion programs. Regular periodic surveys on workplace health program prevalence and components. Grants to pay a portion of the cost of comprehensive workplace health promotion programs for small employers. Allow employers to offer employees a premium discount of up to 30% (instead of the current 20%), for positive lifestyle practices or participation in health promotion programs, include safeguards, and refer to Health and Human Services to study benefits of increasing the portion to 50%.