More employers are offering them and more employees are interested in them. Wellness programs are becoming ever more widespread, and employers are looking at more than dollar signs, considering factors other than return on investment as they evaluate the results.

According to UnitedHealthcare’s consumer sentiment survey, there’s a lot of positive action around workplace wellness programs. More employees (73 percent) say they’re interested in them, and those who have access to one credit them with improving their health (59 percent say so). In fact, 25 percent of employees now own an activity tracker — that’s up from just 13 percent only last year.

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