Question

A Healthcare corporation is concerned about increasing health care costs and decide to motivate employees to adopt healthy habits. Hence, workers are given a year to quit smoking. If they do not stop by, then, they are going to be fired. Also, the new workers will have to take nicotine examinations, and will even avoid hiring smokers in the future. The organization also wants to promote employees to stay healthy, so employees who lose weight will get cash incentives for their weight loss. In fact, the employees who do not meet the weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure standards for the company will get charged extra fees for health insurance.
Do you think this is ethical? Why or why not?
Can you also think of other ways to motivate workers to adopt healthy habits?

Answer 1

HIPAA ruled to achieve health standards, it allows incentives to help workers to reach the goal(to lose weight and reach the BMI).HIPAA law also for obese workers receive some incentives to meet the realistic target correct weight. It is a legal one. If we paid extra fees to health insurance for not meeting the goal is illegal and unethical. Some court has ruled morbid obesity also impairment linked to physical disability.
wellness program for employees included the health risk appraisal. It collects information from employees about their health-related behavior, medical history, etc. It motivated the people in another way with physical fitness goal by healthy eating option, physical ability, preventive care and $25 monthly premium for tobacco users rise to $50 and no wellness premium discount for employees who do not meet the health risk assessment. People more aware of losing something, but they excited to get some benefits or gain.