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Corporate Wellness Initiatives offer Long-Term Results

Corporate Wellness Initiatives, according to an article in Crain’s Detroit Business, come in two choices: Corporate Wellness Initiatives or Medical Insurance products that aim to lower costs if healthy habits are followed. Both options are good, but only one will really offer long-term medical benefits for your staff members and lower costs over the years.

Corporate Wellness Initiatives offer Help

Insurance-based products offer staff members the opportunity, according to the article by Jay Green, to save money on their premiums if they follow certain steps, including performing an online health assessment, visiting their medical provider, and agree to adopt a healthy lifestyle. These plans usually involve one coach call to the staff member during the first 90 days. We wonder if these brief wellness encounters will actually change a individual’s lifestyle.

It is the overall change in a individual’s lifestyle, as well as disease prevention that will lead to lower health costs in the future.

Corporate Wellness Initiatives offer convenient health risk assessments and health screening for things like diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure. As the article states, these have initial start-up costs, but the savings accrue over time and staff members are more likely to stay active in an workplace staff member Health Promotion Program.

Corporate Wellness Initiatives Get Results

Finally, the article states that companies with an effective Corporate Wellness Program can expect to see “500 percent lower absenteeism, 400 percent fewer disability claims, and 350 percent lower health care costs.” These are numbers that are very hard to argue with.