[Mikerad1979]

They don't even use step 4. They just raise the "non-participation" penalty so high that you, for all intents and purposes, have to participate.

The company I work for charges a $50 per week penalty for not participating.

[jacquesm]

I'd happily cease to participate in working there if that happened to me.

[abawany]

Unfortunately in the US, the lack of good health insurance options in spite of Affordable Care Act (ACA) means that even after paying the penalty for opting out of soul-crushing health tracking, it is probably still cheaper to work for a company for a company-subsidized health plan than to pay for it all oneself :(.

[mikeash]

I'm unfamiliar with these programs. What does participation entail?

[Mikerad1979]

For mine, participation entails a yearly health screening. The screening measures blood pressure, BMI, nicotine usage, and cholesterol (via a blood draw).

Depending on the findings, you fall into 1 of 3 tiers, which results in a penalty on every pay check if you don't fall into the numbers.

[Wingman4l7]

I know someone who works for Blizzard; if they wear a Fitbit and meet the goal set on it, they get a healthcare discount or a small cash kickback, I forget which.

Found a detailed presentation of the incentive plan here: http://www.myablife.com/files/HIP-Presentation.pdf