The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial.

John LK, Troxel AB, Yancy WS Jr, Friedman J, Zhu J, Yang L, Galvin R, Miller-Kovach K, Halpern SD, Loewenstein G, Volpp K. The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial. Am J Health Promot. 2018 Jan;32(1):170-176.
This pragmatic trial, conducted in a real-world workplace setting, suggests that higher rates of employer subsidization help individuals to enroll in weight loss programs, without a decrement in program effectiveness. Future research could explore the cost-effectiveness of such subsidies or alternative designs.