Is Employer
Involvement in Employee Healthcare Misplaced?
[Posted 04/07/2008]
According to a survey of more than 500 companies by
Hewitt Associates, a larger number of employers
(88%, up from 63% last year) plan to make
investments aimed at improving workplace health and
productivity over the next three to five years.
Almost two-thirds (63%) of employers indicated they
plan to offer incentives to motivate sustained
healthcare behavior change.
But
according to a separate Hewitt survey of 30,000
employees, only 12% said they believe companies
have a role in helping them understand how to stay
healthy. However, almost three-quarters (74%) of
those surveyed think employers are responsible for
helping them understand how to use their health
plan.
Related Links:
Plansponor.com Article on Survey Results
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