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Special Report - Special Report - February 14, 2013
Wellness incentives stir increased participation
More employers here said offering financial rewards as inducement to workers

By Linn Parish
Of the Journal of Business



Spokane-area employers that offer wellness programs in some cases are seeing an uptick in employee participation, in part because incentives for participation have become more compelling.

Kathy Worden, co-owner of Spokane-based Workwell Consultants LLC, says the incentives employers offer have shifted to monetary ones and largely away from gift cards and other goods.

"Companies are saying, 'We're going to hold you accountable. We have to get a handle o...


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