Prong #4 – Wellness Program

Workplace wellness programs improve employee morale, reduce company healthcare costs, and increase productivity.

Statistics
The latest statistics establish that 80% of illness and disease in the U.S. is preventable. This accounts for 8 of the 9 leading causes of death.

The following illustrates how expensive certain lifestyle diseases cost employers on a yearly basis.

The average annual health care cost per person in the United States far exceeds $3,000. And preventable illness makes up approximately 80% of the total costs of illness. Because much of these costs are linked to health habits, it is possible for employers to take aggressive action toward reducing health care utilization and containing costs by implementing a health-promotion program.

Yearly Claims Costs of an Unhealthy Employee

"It costs employers an average of $1500 MORE per year to insure an obese employee than it does someone of average weight. This includes medical services, expenses, premiums etc… The total cost for employees in categories listed above is assumed to be even higher when other factors such as absenteeism and productivity are taken into account."
Employee Benefit News; May 1997

Why Don't All Employers Have One?
This is an important question. Simply encouraging employees to become healthier does not work dramatically.

Black Ink Benefits has developed an absolutely effective way of solving this issue. Our bona fide wellness program is implemented in order to find two kinds of employees, those who don't know they have a problem and those who don't care. Both can cost an employer tens of thousands of dollars in healthcare costs.

Now What?
Once identified, Black Ink Benefits has a nurse meet with these employees face-to-face each month in order to assist them. Our firm believes in identifying these employees early and helping them now, rather than waiting and hoping that they do not become a large claim later.

Sound complicated? That's where we come in. Call us at 1-888-298-9845 and we will answer any questions you may have.

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