What do you suppose the outcome would be if less than 75 percent of companies with sales teams didn't set goals for their salespeople, but just paid everyone the same?

That's what corporate wellness programs look like, according to a Mercer survey.

Mercer found that just 23 percent of major companies offer wellness programs with incentives designed to encourage employees to improve their health by addressing such issues as smoking or obesity. That number crept up just 3 percentage points since 2013, despite the myriad research studies and articles showing that, without incentives, most wellness plans don't offer much return on the investment.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.