WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1753, The Healthy Workforce Act of 2007

Comment by Dr. Matthew Lewis (August 17, 2008, 01:00:00)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Prevention is often given lip service, rarely practiced. A bill providing incentives for wellness and prevention is essential to our populations health and economy....

Comment by Raymond R. Bihis (May 23, 2008, 01:00:00)

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This is a bill that sends a message to employers that wellness and prevention at the workplace is essential to ensure a productive workforce, maintain economic viability and is just the right thing to do....

Comment by Yolanda F (April 3, 2008, 01:00:00)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Has a Employee Benefits Professional with the responsibility of overseasing Healthcare Cost for a large organization, I think this would be an exellent benefit for both the employer as well as the employee. It is apparent that organizational heads will not see the benefit the implementation of wellness programs, until they can see some type of upfront return (such as a tax credit). Having a tax credit would promote those individuals to take a serious look at Wellness. Where I am sure that they will see that Wellness is a key component in retaining and/or lowering healthcare cost....

Comment by Jo Steinberg (October 11, 2007, 01:00:00)

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

This is a wonderful idea! Rewarding people for good health has been proven to result in savings for the employer and employee. Having this passed would encourage more companies to provide programs to encourage healthy lifestyles and lower healthcare costs. This is a win win for all involved....

Revision by webmaster (July 13, 2007, 01:00:00)

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1753 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs.

Detailed Summary

Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified wellness program. Defines "qualified wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and that consists of a health awareness and education component, a behavioral change component, and a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of such wellness program tax credit.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/9/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Revision by webmaster (July 10, 2007, 01:00:00)

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1753 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs.

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Revision by webmaster (July 10, 2007, 01:00:00)

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1753 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/9/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Status as of July 9, 2007

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/9/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.