Extensive research into the relationship between lifestyle modifications and reduced medical costs strongly indicates that a clear link between employee health habits and employer health insurance rates does exist.
Nationwide, the increasing cost of health care has spurred the development of health promotion programs in the work place. Approximately 14% of the Gross National Product, is spent on health care costs. A substantial portion of the costs incurred are attributable to personal lifestyle choices such as smoking, excess dietary consumption, use of seat belts, sedentary behaviors, and lack of health screening. Extensive research into the relationship between lifestyle modifications and reduced medical costs strongly indicates that a clear link between employee health habits and employer health insurance rates does exist.
Work-site health promotion programs have gained wide acceptance in corporate America where the goal of these programs is to provide sound investment as a result of improvements in employee health. Health promotion programs have been found to substantially reduce health care costs and employee disability and disease while also increasing employee productivity.
The most cost effective programs are those that concentrate on the unique needs of a given population. Once specific needs have been identified, it is possible to determine which health promotion activities are most likely to achieve a reduction in health care costs. With employers paying 65% of all private health insurance in the U.S. today, leaders in the work place are looking to health promotion programs to limit these costs and decrease employee absenteeism. Ultimately, the control of spiraling health care costs may well be determined by America 's commitment to health promotion programs in the work place.
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