A new incentive program sets aside millions of dollars for Utah state employees who get vaccinated against COVID-19.Starting October 1st, the Public Employee Health Plan will offer state employees and their families financial incentives to get vaccinated. The incentives could cost the insurance company nearly $4 million, but they believe that is less than hospital costs that unvaccinated patients could face.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced the new incentive at his monthly news conference, calling it a “forward-looking incentive.”
Cox says the goal is to get all 23,000 state employees and their families vaccinated. The cost of the program will depend on how many people take advantage of it. The best estimate for the cost of the incentive Cox could give is about $3.9 million.