Consumer Driven Health Care

Employers say a federal law designed to prevent discrimination based on genetics is clashing with methods that entice workers to participate in wellness programs.

Despite ObamaCare's promise for better quality care at lower costs, nearly three-fourths of employers remain convinced health care reform will lead to higher costs and reduced benefits.

It's always refreshing to see someone step up and - instead of just adding another voice to the cacophony - do something about it.

More than one in four (27 percent) companies do not measure the outcomes of these programs and 65 percent of companies have no measurable goals for their initiatives.

Almost half (45 percent) of American workers at small- to medium-sized companies would stay at their jobs longer because of employer-sponsored wellness programs, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

Popularity of wellness programs among firms that offer health benefits, by firm size, 2009

Among firms with health benefits, distribution of firms reporting the likelihood of making the following changes in the next year.

A new study from CIGNA shows medical costs for individuals in account-based consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) went down 26 percent over four years.