Employers offer carrots to get workers healthier, while sticks lurk in the background

Companies keep increasing carrots to get workers to lead healthier lives, but some are considering sticks for unhealthy behavior.

For a decade, Baptist Health South Florida has been a leader in urging its 13,000 employees to lead healthier lifestyles — offering such benefits as free 24/7 gyms at work and discounted low-fat meals in the cafeterias.

When it came to choosing the carrot or the stick for promoting wellness and reducing skyrocketing healthcare costs, Baptist has offered the carrot. Many major employers are making similar moves elsewhere in South Florida and around the country. Read the full article...