Wellness

Leaders’ commitment to corporate wellness programs help spur employee engagement in such programs, but other factors, such as education, need to be considered as well.

Six out of 10 employers hope Congress will repeal health care reform while seven in 10 employers do not believe the legislation will alleviate health care costs, according to Health Care Reform 360, a national study by Market Strategies International.

More than 40 percent of employers say they are likely to pass along cost increases to workers, and about half of workers expect their health benefit costs to go up whether directly or indirectly related to the PPACA.

However, incentives alone appear insufficient to produce significant improvements in population levels of body mass index.