As health care costs continue to rise, employers are looking for more ways to control spending. Benefits managers have relied on cost shifting, higher co-pays and cutting coverage, but those haven't been enough.
Instead, more benefits managers are turning to wellness programs, but executives want to see more proof regarding the effectiveness of wellness programs, according to a recent nationwide poll by Healthentic. While there have been plenty of stories outlining how wellness programs are effective, executives want to see hard data.
With Healthentic, an employer can combine its medical, dental and pharmacy data files for a comprehensive look at its employees' health. Combining all of this data provides an accurate view of which employees are health, at risk and chronically sick.
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