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Employers
Get Aggressive To Control Health Care Costs as
Government Backed Solutions Show No Signs of
Progress
This issue of
Take 5 focuses on the evolving role of employers in addressing
health care costs as the debate continues regarding the deployment of government sponsored plans. While some solutions call for elimination of employer sponsored plans altogether, the reality is that government sponsored solutions are nowhere near adoption and companies must still provide quality health care programs to help retain and attract workers, while balancing the need to manage costs. |
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Have
Employers Gone Too Far? - The utilization of financial penalties for
health risks in an employee population
With the increased adoption of Health Risk Assessment screening as part of the standard employee benefit enrollment process, what are employers going to do next? This article highlights the dilemma companies face in trying to confront health care spending at the core by imposing financial penalties for employees who are found to have modifiable health conditions but do nothing to improve the condition.
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Progressive
Approaches to Cost Control - Utilizing incentives to encourage healthier behavior and fight obesity
Are positive incentives a better path to success for companies looking to control
health care costs and provoke results in their employee populations? This article summarizes a research project conducted to measure the impact of utilizing positive financial incentives at the individual level as the primary catalyst for modifiable behavior change.
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Workplace Health Promotion gets a show of support from
government reformers - The Healthy Workforce Act
While a debate regarding the role of the Government in health
care reform continues to press on, employers who have proactively embraced wellness initiatives may find themselves well ahead of the curve. The early returns on the Healthy Workforce Act being developed at the Federal level, may very well provide employers additional financial incentive to support
health promotion programs as part of their standard program.
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