4. Understand Eligibility and Identification Methods
Before you offer the National DPP lifestyle change program as a covered benefit for your workforce, you’ll need to decide how many employees you want to reach. Will you offer the program to all employees or to just a subset of specific employees? Will this decision change over time?
To help get you started, this section provides information about eligibility criteria, workforce considerations, and common methods for identifying eligible employees.
Goals for This Step:
- Learn about the eligibility criteria for program participation.
- Explore the different methods for identifying eligible employees.
- Understand more about the option for implementing the program with a phased approach or pilot program.
Actions Needed from You:
- Estimate your eligible population.
- Define what identification method you will use.
- Indicate whether you will take a phased approach or do a full rollout for implementation.