A system and method is disclosed whereby a customer involved in a
transaction is offered a benefit to be applied to the transaction in
exchange for undertaking or agreeing to undertake some form of
preventative treatment. The transaction may be a purchase of goods or
services occurring, for example, over the Internet. In one embodiment,
the customer may select an option whereby a third party, such as an
insurer of the customer, will provide payment for at least part of the
transaction, in exchange for the customer undergoing a preventative
treatment. The preventative treatment may include a health treatment
screening or test. The payment provided may be determined from an
expected future savings in insuring the customer if the preventative
treatment is undertaken. Payment may also be conditioned upon the
customer's agreement to continue his or her insurance coverage with the
insurer or to confirm that the preventative treatment was performed. In
certain embodiments, the insurer may place a hold against a financial
account for the value of the benefit until administration of the
preventative treatment is confirmed.