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27. WELLNESS PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT CHANGE Approve the increase in the amount reimbursed from $120 to $130 to eligible employees and dependents who complete the wellness Waisting Away Program. The Waisting Away Program provides an incentive for participation in a classroom-style program, facilitated by Weight Watchers, and intended to increase the participant’s health status awareness, facilitate weight loss, and promote healthier behaviors on an ongoing basis. Active employees and their covered dependents, age 10 or older, who are enrolled in a County-sponsored medical plan are eligible to participate in the Waisting Away Program. To receive the incentive, participants must attend 8 out of 10 Weight Watchers classes in a 10-week period, and must lose 10 pounds. The participant must provide a copy of their paid receipt for the Weight Watchers Program, along with a copy of the Weight Watchers booklet showing attendance dates and the participant’s recorded weight for each week. Up until February 2013, the participant’s cost for the Weight Watchers Program was $120. When a participant met the requirements in the paragraph above, he/she was reimbursed the full cost of the Weight Watchers Program - $120. In February 2013, the Weight Watchers organization increased their program fee to $130. As a result of this change, approval is being sought from the Board of Supervisors to increase the amount that may be reimbursed to participants who complete the Waisting Away Program from $120 to $130. This change would be effective July 1, 2013. (C-39-13-034-2-00)