The Cost of Illness to Employers
 The Washington Post Newspaper
10 common chronic illnesses can boost employer health care costs by more than
$700 per worker annually, according to the Washington Post.
Many businesses conduct employee wellness programs in hopes a healthier work
force will control their expenses. Figures below show the per-worker costs for
those illnesses.
- Allergy $29.29
- Arthritis $46.20
- Asthma $18.82
- Cancer $61.38
- Depression $54.19
- Diabetes $74.75
- Heart disease $265.71
- Hypertension $91.44
- Migraine $17.08
- Respiratory Infections $61.86
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- TOTAL $720.72
Do Proactive Employee Programs Work?
Blue Shield of California indicated that a health promotion program for
California's public employees saved $8 million in claim costs over 12 months for
54,902 participants.
Healthy Employees
Translate into:
- decreased medical costs
- increased productivity
- increased corporate morale
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