Companies tend to rank the health of their employees ahead of controlling premium costs when asked why they offer wellness programs as part of their benefits packages.
This is what a survey of 443 human resources professionals revealed. The survey was executed by the HR nonprofit association WorldatWork and funded in part by Healthmine.
Of the organizations in the sample group, 96 percent reported supporting well-being programs for employees, and three-quarters said they intend to enrich those programs over the next two years.
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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.
