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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 =============
  • TOTAL $720.72

 

Do Proactive Employee Programs Work? 

Blue Shield of California

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

Corporations everywhere are seeking new and innovative ways to provide healthy and safe work environments. A & G HealthWatch is proud to be at the forefront of this movement by providing health screens to the government, corporations and schools.