An Apple a Day... ; and Other Healthful Steps Can Cut Insurance Costs
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › December 06, 2007
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It's enrollment season for next year's employee benefits, and many employers are trying to mash the couch potato by adopting health insurance plans with a wellness approach. Keeping employees healthy by encouraging them to exercise, lose weight, quit smoking, get annual checkups and stay on top of chronic diseases is a growing workplace trend that targets the bottom line.
Studies show healthy workers and those whose chronic conditions are under control are more productive, miss work less often, have better morale, file fewer health insurance claims and reduce their chances of going to the emergency room or being hospitalized -- all of which helps employers save money and boost profitability.See the full content of this document
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An Apple a Day... ; and Other Healthful Steps Can Cut Insurance Costs
"It's a key component everyone is talking about within health plans," said Tina Black, a vice president with Benefit Services Group, which provides benefits
consulting for small and large employers in Colorado Springs.For decades...See the full content of this document
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