Only weeks after a former Harvard economics instructor claimed that virtually all of the money companies have spent on wellness programs has been wasted, a Harvard study is highlighting one corporate wellness program as a ringing success.
A study conducted by a group of researchers estimated that McKesson, a health care IT company, had a return-on-investment of 30 percent for the money it has devoted to its employee wellness plan.
McKesson is touting that finding along with news that it was selected to receive the Everett Koop National Health Award, an honor given by the Health Project to companies with wellness programs that prove the program has both improved worker health and saved money.
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