Incentives
To encourage you to take an active role in your health and well-being, Emory provides financial incentives for your participation in healthy activities. You can actually save money on your medical expenses by doing things that help you live a healthier lifestyle!
Five Dimensions of Well-being
Emory has adopted a more holistic approach to employee health and well-being, with a focus on the following five dimensions:
- Financial: supporting your financial well-being and empowering you to achieve your long-term financial goals.
- Emotional & Mental: helping you manage stress, build resilience, and prioritize your mental health.
- Physical: promoting a healthy lifestyle and preventing illness.
- Social & Community: providing opportunities for social interaction and community involvement and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.
- Learning & Career: fostering continuous learning and professional growth.
The 2026 well-being and medical plan incentives are directly tied to the new well-being dimensions.
2026 Incentives
You (and your spouse) can choose from a menu of different incentive opportunities (see below). Both employees and spouses can earn up to $425 in incentives (a maximum total of $425 for single and $850 for employee + spouse).
Incentives are applied to your medical plan:
- If you have the HSA Plan, you will get a deposit into your health savings account.
- If you have the POS Plan, you will get a credit toward your deductible or co-insurance. Incentives cannot be used for co-pays.
- If you have the Kaiser Plan, your incentives will be added to your Kaiser Permanente Health Reimbursement Arrangement (KP HRA) and can be used towards your medical and pharmacy co-pays.
Activities must be completed between January 1, 2026 and November 15, 2026 in order to receive the 2026 incentives.
| Incentive | Description | Eligible | Earn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Preventive Exam (Well Adult/Well Woman) | Earn an incentive by completing your annual preventive wellness exam with your physician. | Employee and spouse | $50 |
| RealAge (Health Risk Assessment) Completion* | Answer questions on the Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) platform/mobile app to gauge how fast you're aging based on your lifestyle, medical history, and other risk factors. Then, connect to resources to help improve your health and lower your "RealAge." | Employee and spouse | $25 |
| Healthy Emory Connect Activities* | Complete challenges and other activities offered through Healthy Emory Connect, a web platform and mobile app powered by Sharecare. | Employee and spouse | Up to $400 |
| Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)* | Complete the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a one-year program for individuals at high risk of developing diabetes. This small group program teaches you how to eat healthy, increase physical activity, and manage stress to prevent type 2 diabetes. To participate, you must meet certain eligibility criteria. It has two phases: the core phase and the post-core phase. | Employee and spouse (must meet the DPP criteria) | Up to $200 |
| Unwinding Mini-Course* | Complete a mini-course through the “Unwinding” app available on Sharecare. You can complete one per quarter. | Employee and spouse | $25/quarter Annual max: $100 |
| Volunteer or complete the Winship 5k | Participate in the Winship 5k race to help Emory raise money for cancer research. Don’t want to race? No problem! You can also participate as a volunteer on race day to earn this incentive. | Employee and spouse | $25 |
| Fidelity Financial Wellness Check-Up | Take the Fidelity Financial Wellness Check-Up to find out what you're doing well and what steps you may need to take to improve your financial well-being. | Employee only | $25 |
| Volunteer Through Emory Open | Volunteer in select events through Emory Open, a platform that connects you with meaningful opportunities to support causes that you care about most. | Employee only | $25/quarter Annual max: $100 |
* You must join Healthy Emory Connect in order to receive these incentives (see below).
Healthy Emory Connect
It’s much easier to develop healthy habits when you’re keeping track of them. Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) can help you do that!
Healthy Emory Connect (Sharecare) is Emory’s well-being platform, open to benefits-eligible employees, spouses, and pre-65 retirees with Emory medical plan coverage. By joining, you can participate in challenges and other programs to earn your incentives.