Healthcare DIVE May 30, 2019
Dive Brief:
- More than 60% of consumers are interested in incentive programs exchanging connected device data with their health insurer for rewards — higher than for automobile, home and life insurance, according to a new report from business research firm Aite Group.
- And 90% of consumers said they would be interested in learning more about such offerings from their health insurer, according to Aite’s survey of nearly 800 Americans with connected devices. Payers offering a rewards program could entice up to 58% of consumers to switch plans.
- The higher the reward, the stronger consumer interest, Aite found. More than 50% of consumers were interested in a rewards program resulting in an up to 5% discount in annual premiums. When...