Where weaknesses are postulated, it must be taken into account that the review Task Force is very critical, that no programs are perfect, that the Award Winning programs have been selected from over 300 candidate programs and represent the very best, that the materials reviewed may have been incomplete, that suggested deficiencies may have resulted from incomplete understanding of the program by the reviewers or that any problems may have been corrected since the time of review. The return on investment is conservatively estimated at 2.5 to 1. Thorough program design with documented savings projections. The prenatal program may save dollars but the evaluation is not sophisticated. There is a documented change in risk factors for repeat HRA participants.
Wellpoints provides a good incentive program approach.
The program has been generally well received by employees. It targets the Healthy 2000 goals directly. Risk reduction analysis by pre post design is convincing. An informal study shows fewer sick days for participants. There were positive evaluations from participants.