Wellness Programs

 Wellness programs are a strategy for our clients to help them control the ongoing increases in healthcare costs by helping employees make better and more informed decisions regarding their personal health.

• An employee that quits smoking will claim fewer drugs over a long period of time.
• An employee that loses 20 pounds may take fewer drugs over the long term for cholesterol or high blood pressure.

According to the sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey - 2005, "73% of employees agree that they have an obligation to help their employer control the costs of their employee health benefits plan". Fully 54% of employees either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed that "the cost of employee health benefit plans should be higher for employees who smoke, don't exercise or are seriously overweight." Clearly, employee attitudes are currently shifting towards taking responsibility for the own health and the consequences of not doing so.

For these reasons and more, the majority of the providers we work with offer on-line Wellness Programs that can be integrated into your plan at no additional cost.