What's the hard return on employee wellness programs?

What ’ s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs ? Leonard L . Berry Ann M . Mirabito

Incorporating wellness into employee benefit strategies--why it makes sense.

By putting together a comprehensive wellness strategy, employers are not only "doing the right thing" but also are able to see, believe and maintain the tangible return on investment (ROI) that wellness programs are capable of delivering. This article discusses employers' ROI from wellness initiatives, as well as innovations that support a culture of wellness and what enhanced opportunities for...

Integrative Approaches to Safeguarding the Health and Safety of Workers

In many regions, larger employers oversee a wide array of programs and activities to help manage the health, safety and well-being of workers. Examples of these functions include occupational safety and health programs, disability and return-to-work programs, disease management programs, worker compensation programs, employee assistance and health promotion or wellness programs, and various hum...

A Review of the U.S. Workplace Wellness Market.

This article describes the current state of workplace wellness programs in the United States, including typical program components; assesses current uptake among U.S. employers; reviews the evidence for program impact; and evaluates the current use and the impact of incentives to promote employee engagement. Wellness programs have become very common, as 92 percent of employers with 200 or more ...

The impact of the highmark employee wellness programs on 4-year healthcare costs.

OBJECTIVE To determine the return on investment (ROI) of Highmark Inc.'s employee wellness programs. METHODS Growth curve analyses compared medical claims for participants of wellness programs versus risk-matched nonparticipants for years 2001 to 2005. The difference was used to define savings. ROI was determined by subtracting program costs from savings and alternative discount rates were ap...