Sec. 414b.

(1) A health care corporation may offer group wellness coverage. Wellness coverage may provide for an appropriate rebate or reduction in premiums or for reduced copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or a combination of these incentives, for participation in any health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program offered by the employer. The employer shall provide evidence of demonstrative maintenance or improvement of the members' health behaviors as determined by assessments of agreed-upon health status indicators between the employer and the health care corporation. Any rebate or premium provided by the health care corporation is presumed to be appropriate unless credible data demonstrate otherwise, but shall not exceed 30% of paid premiums, unless otherwise approved by the commissioner. A health care corporation shall make available to employers all wellness coverage plans that it markets to employers in this state.

(2) A health care corporation may offer nongroup wellness coverage. Wellness coverage may provide for an appropriate rebate or reduction in premiums or for reduced copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, or a combination of these incentives, for participation in any health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program approved by the health care corporation. The member shall provide evidence of demonstrative maintenance or improvement of the individual's or family's health behaviors as determined by assessments of agreed-upon health status indicators between the member and the health care corporation. Any rebate of premium provided by the health care corporation is presumed to be appropriate unless credible data demonstrate otherwise, but shall not exceed 30% of paid premiums, unless otherwise approved by the commissioner. A health care corporation shall make available to individuals all wellness coverage plans that it markets to individuals in this state.

(3) A health care corporation is not required to continue any health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program or to continue any incentive associated with a health behavior wellness, maintenance, or improvement program.

History: Add. 2006, Act 413, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 2013 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 413 of 2006 provides:"Enacting section 2. It is only the intent of this amendatory act to promote the availability of health behavior wellness, maintenance, and improvement programs."Popular Name: Blue Cross-Blue ShieldPopular Name: Act 350