Workplace wellness programs study final report

The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a review of the sc...

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Main Authors: Mattke, Soeren, Liu, Hangsheng (Author), Caloyeras, John P. (Author), Huang, Christina Y. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA Rand Corporation 2013, 2013
Series:Research report
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520 |a The report investigates the characteristics of workplace wellness programs, their prevalence, their impact on employee health and medical cost, facilitators of their success, and the role of incentives in such programs. The authors employ four data collection and analysis streams: a review of the scientific and trade literature, a national survey of employers, a longitudinal analysis of medical claims and wellness program data from a sample of employers, and five case studies of existing wellness programs in a diverse set of employers to gauge the effectiveness of wellness programs and employees' and employers' experiences