Healthy Employees Save Money

Cassie WeberJune 20, 2012

Increasing Medical Costs

Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Benefits

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016$9,000

$10,000

$11,000

$12,000

$13,000

$14,000

$15,000

$9,511

$13,999

Costs PEPY

2011 Absenteeism

Unhealthy Workers

450 Million Missed Work Days

$153 Billion in

Lost Productivi

ty

2011 Gallup Survey – 113 million workers

86%

14%

Health Distri-bution

Unhealthy Healthy

Wellness Program Options

Survey Says - Incentives Work!

Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Benefits

Series110%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

42%

54%

30%

Employee Engagement

All employers offering HRAEmployers offering incentives for HRAEmployers not offering incentives for HRA

Medical Costs PEPY

Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Benefits

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016$9,000

$10,000

$11,000

$12,000

$13,000

$14,000

$15,000

$9,511

$13,999

Costs PEPY

7-9% Trend

Medical Costs PEPY

Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Benefits

5-6% Trend

7-9% Trend

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016$9,000

$10,000

$11,000

$12,000

$13,000

$14,000

$15,000 $13,999

$9,511

$12,601

No Changes Wellness Program

Four-Year Program Savings

6% of Medical Costs

500 EEs = $1.4M

2,500 EEs = $7M

5,000 EEs = $14M

Call to ActionImplement four-year wellness

programIncentive employees to

participateSave 6% on medical costs!

Questions?