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Committee hears briefing on bill to end SmartHealth incentives for public employees
Summary
Staff told the Ways & Means Committee that Senate Bill 5807 would eliminate the SmartHealth online portal and associated $125 wellness incentive for public and school employees beginning Jan. 1, 2028; employee unions testified in opposition, citing lost negotiated benefits and impacts on lower-wage workers.
Senate Bill 5807 would eliminate the SmartHealth online portal and the $125 annual wellness incentive currently available to public employees and school employees, staff told the Ways & Means Committee at its April 16 hearing.
The bill, Amanda Cecil, staff to the committee, said in a briefing, would end the SmartHealth program offered by PEB and SEBB as of Jan. 1, 2028; employees who earn incentives through Dec. 30, 2027, would still receive them during calendar year 2028. Cecil said the Office of Financial Management's fiscal note projects $2.1 million in savings beginning in fiscal 2028 and about $7.4 million per…
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