Wellness plans have long been touted as one way corporate America can engage meaningfully in the smoking cessation campaign. But evidence from a recent survey of wellness plan participants suggests such plans are not truly addressing the issue.
Dallas-based HealthMine surveyed 750 wellness plan members, asking them specifically about smoking cessation opportunities in their plans.
Two-thirds said their plans don't include a nicotine test, and more than half said their plans don't address smoking cessation at all. Even more discouraging news from the survey: Just 11 percent of respondents say they took advantage of smoking cessation services, although a third of them say they had recently smoked tobacco.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
