Misinformation On Health Assessments Common, Speaker Says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Health Underwriters' 2018 Annual Convention got started this morning with Al Lewis, CEO of Quizzify, taking the stage.

Lewis talked about the difficulty managing health wellness programs:

We're taking the Ultimate Wellness Smackdown with @whynobodybeliev at #NAHU2018 @InsNewsNet pic.twitter.com/Hp0s6zAhKI

— Susan Rupe (@INNsusan) June 23, 2018

Misinformation on health risk assessments is the rule, not the exception, says @whynobodybeliev at #NAHU2018 @InsNewsNet

— Susan Rupe (@INNsusan) June 23, 2018

Employees must be educated on the risk of unnecessary diagnostic scans, says @whynobodybeliev at #NAHU2018 @InsNewsNet

— Susan Rupe (@INNsusan) June 23, 2018

Health risk assessments are of no use, says @whynobodybeliev at #NAHU2018 @InsNewsNet

— Susan Rupe (@INNsusan) June 23, 2018

Wellness programs lose money, employees hate them and can sue their employers over them, says @whynobodybeliev at #NAHU2018 @InsNewsNet

— Susan Rupe (@INNsusan) June 23, 2018

Susan Rupe is managing editor for InsuranceNewsNet. She formerly served as communications director for an insurance agents' association and was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @INNsusan.

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