The Claim
Incentive designs that combine high monetary value with immediate disbursement are associated with a 66% higher completion rate of Personal Health Assessments or biometric screenings compared to incentive designs with low monetary value and delayed disbursement.
What the research says
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Financial incentives that offer a large cash reward paid right away lead to a 66% higher rate of people completing health assessments or biometric screenings than incentives that offer a small reward paid later.
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Incentive designs that combine high monetary value with immediate disbursement are associated with a 66% higher completion rate of Personal Health Assessments or biometric screenings compared to designs with low value and delayed disbursement (56.7% vs. 34.1%, P < 0.001), suggesting that the structure of financial incentives influences engagement in preventive health behaviors.
When a person receives a large cash reward right away for doing a health checkup, the brain's reward system fires strongly, making the person more likely to follow through. Delayed or small rewards don't trigger this system as much, so the person is less motivated to act.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: The Association Between Incentive Designs and Health Assessment or Biometric Screening Completion
When people get a bigger cash reward right away for getting a health checkup, they’re much more likely to do it than if the reward is small or they have to wait. This study proved it with real data from hundreds of thousands of people.
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