The Efficacy of Using Financial Incentives to Change Unhealthy Behaviors Among a Rural Chronically Ill and Uninsured Population

The Efficacy of Using Financial Incentives to Change Unhealthy Behaviors Among a Rural Chronically Ill and Uninsured Population

Published: Feb 28, 2018
Publisher: American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 32, no. 2 (subscription required)

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This study found little to no evidence that these financial incentives had beneficial effects on the incentivized behaviors in this setting. Likewise, the study found no effects on clinical outcomes nor any systematic evidence of interaction effects between 2 and 3 incentives.

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