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1. Don't Let Them Eat Cake: Implementing a Government-Sponsored Wellness Program That Utilizes Tax Credits to Promote Healthy Behaviors.

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Swords, Shane

Subjects
HEALTH insurance & economics, ECONOMICS, OBESITY, TAXATION, GOVERNMENT agencies, HEALTH, HEALTH behavior, HEALTH promotion, MEDICAL care costs, MOTIVATION (Psychology), WORK environment, EMPLOYER-sponsored health insurance, GOVERNMENT programs, GOVERNMENT regulation, HEALTH Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990, PATIENT Protection & Affordable Care Act
Abstract

The article discusses the disadvantages and benefits of employer sponsored employee wellness programs. A discussion of the U.S. government's role in employee wellness programs, initiated as a result of the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an exception to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is presented. The creation of a government sponsored wellness program which uses tax credits, and the legal aspects of wellness programs are discussed.

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2014
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