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SmartHealth will wind down after 2027; incentives paid in early 2028, staff to preserve lessons learned
Summary
John Parton told the board SmartHealth and its $125 incentive will continue through 2027 but will end per a 2025 senate bill; final incentives will be paid in early 2028. Staff will address data retention, destruction and contract closeout and will present board actions next season to unwind prior program authorizations.
John Parton, benefit strategy and design section manager, gave the board an annual SmartHealth update, explaining the program’s two parts—the online engagement platform and a $125 wellness incentive—and the participation trajectory. He summarized statutory direction from a 2025 senate bill that results in a sunset process: “the program runs through the next calendar year, 2027, and the final incentives will be paid out sometime in early 2028,” he said.
Parton told the board the HCA will preserve essential wellness services beyond SmartHealth (for example, smoking cessation and diabetes prevention/management), and the team is focused on data‑retention rules with WebMD and payers to ensure appropriate incentive payments and later secure destruction of data. He said staff will return for board action next season to close the HCA‑WebMD contract and address prior board actions that established the incentive.
