Wellness programs, preventative health, chronic condition management and other types of heath management programs within health care plans are falling well short, and so employers are increasingly looking to third-party vendors for more effective programs, according to the Accenture report, “Do employee health & wellness programs need a shot in the arm?”
“Clearly, health plans are failing to reach and have impact on people through their current health and wellness products, and they must rethink how they design, market, and operate these products or risk being carved out of this business,” the authors write.
Accenture surveyed 3,001 employees across the country, and found that utilization and awareness of health and wellness programs offered by health plans was extremely low -- 62 percent of employees were unaware of basic services, such as a provider finder. In addition, less than 10 percent were aware of any other programs offered.
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Katie Kuehner-Hebert
Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
