Did you know that 70% of healthcare costs in the United States are preventable? According to the American Heart Association, we lose $32 BILLION a year because of premature illness associated with cardiovascular diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
What does this mean for your business? Company benefits for providing a wellness program include lower healthcare costs, reduced absenteeism and greater productivity and morale. Returns on investment include double-digit decreases in sick leave, hospital admissions, disability days and per capita workers compensation costs. In fact, 86% of companies with more than 50 employees offer a wellness program, and 31% of employers offering disease management programs reported a positive return on investment.
Why is there so much interest in Wellness?
People are finally realizing how much lifestyle plays in illness and disease. 75% of all healthcare spending in the US can be attributed to unhealthy lifestyles. The cost of medical care and health insurance demands more attention on staying well, especially as more of the cost of healthcare is being shifted to employees and individuals.
Businesses can see a significant return on investment for offering a properly designed wellness program. Proposed legislation will make some wellness provisions mandatory.
Why should I be interested in Corporate Wellness?
If you are a business owner or decision maker, consider this:
•A meta-review of 42 published studies of worksite health promotion programs shows:
•Average 28% reduction in sick leave absenteeism
•Average 26% reduction in health costs
•Average 30% reduction in workers’ compensation and disability management claims costs
•Average $5.93-to-$1 savings-to-cost ratio
•A review of 73 published studies of worksite health promotion programs shows an average $3.50-to-$1 savings-to-cost ratio in reduced absenteeism and health care costs.
Isn’t this the responsibility of the Health Insurance companies?
Many healthcare companies are offering some form of wellness services, either on their websites or through discount programs. They have not yet gone far enough or provided enough motivation for most people to become truly engaged.
Wellness Solutions is THE solution!
This is where Wellness Solutions comes in! We will come to your place of business and provide the motivation, training, support and education that is vital to a person's success. We will work around YOUR schedule, to provide as little disruption to the workplace as possible.
Please call Krista today to set up a meeting to discuss what program will work for you, or contact by e-mail.
Krista Duval 916-704-4470
