Screening Most Popular Wellness Offering

The most common offerings among those with a wellness program are screening and treatment initiatives such as health screenings (76 per cent), flu shot programs (73 per cent), smoking cessation programs (67 per cent), and health risk assessments (62 per cent), says an International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) poll. The ‘Value-Based Health Care Baseline Benchmarking Survey: Multiemployer and Public Employer Plans’ found among 51 per cent of all multiemployer funds and 80 per cent of public employers offer wellness initiatives. The presence of disease management programs varies by sector. More than 63 per cent of public employers offer disease management programs compared to 39 per cent multiemployer funds.

Source: Benefits & Pension Monitor – Monday March 14, 2011.