Corporate Wellness Fact Sheet

• Employer sponsored family health premiums have increased from $5,791 in 1999 to $13,375 in 2009, a 131% increase in ten years.
• Poor worker health contributes to an additional 1.9 lost work days per employee
• 67% of your workforce is at risk for the following conditions: Diabetes, heart attack, stroke, cancer and hypertension.
• Obesity alone costs an additional $1,492 per year per employee.
• 75% of the associated health care costs stem from preventable chronic health conditions.

Corporate Wellness Programs

• 50% of U.S. Companies are operating corporate wellness programs
• A review of 42 published studies on work site health promotion programs found;
  • An average 28 percent reduction in sick leave absenteeism.
  • An average 26 percent reduction in health costs.
  • An average 30 percent reduction in workers’ compensation and disability management claims costs.
  • An average $5.93-to-$1 savings-to-cost ratio
• Corporate wellness programs have shown a 12.5 percent increase in employee productivity.

Health Care Reform & Corporate Wellness

• Wellness incentives will increase from 20 to 30 percent of total premium
• Millions allocated for a national health promotion plan which will include public education about community and work site wellness and health promotion programs


• Technology to improve worksite wellness to:
  
  • Find proven ways to increase employee participation
  • Develop Standardized measures to assess the beneficial impact of the program on employees’ health and health care expenditures
  • Access evaluation tools to measure productivity, absenteeism, changes in employees’ health status and medical costs.
• Small business tax credits to rise to 35 percent then 50 percent
• Small business grants to implement comprehensive work site wellness programs available starting in 2011 and include:
  
  • Screenings and assessments
  • Mechanisms to encourage employee participation
  • Initiatives to change unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle choices that would include counseling, seminars and online programs
  • Improving the workplace environment with policies to encourage healthier lifestyles.