UnitedHealthcare has launched a new rewards program for fully-insured employers where members can use wearable devices to earn up to $1,000 annually through daily health challenges and activities.
Members can use an activity tracker, smartwatch or smartphone to meet daily goals and then add their financial rewards to a prepaid debit card or deposit them into a health savings account, according to a Feb. 8 news release.
Eligible activities include:
- Achieving 5,000 steps or more daily
- Completing 15 minutes or more of activity daily
- Tracking sleep for 14 nights
- Receiving a biometric screening
- Completing a health survey
- Selecting paperless billing
The new rewards program is now available to fully insured plans, with plans to extend the program to self-funded members next year. The payer also said that additional activities will be added to the program throughout 2023.