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Health Benefits Stats
- From 2016 to 2017, health care costs raised for 79% of organizations – 2017 Employee Benefits Report, SHRM
- 91% of employees rated their health care benefits as important – 2017 Employee Benefits Report, SHRM
- More than three-quarters of job hunters said that benefits were “very important” when considering job, and 69% said they might choose one job over another if it offered better benefits – One Medical Benefits Release, One Medical
- One-third of the workforce has turned down a job due to poor benefits—and 16% of those were in the last 12 months – One Medical Benefits Release, One Medical
- A fifth of workers regret the health care benefit choices they make, but the same percentage of workers also admite they ignore the written educational materials about benefits their employers provided – One Medical Benefits Release, One Medical
- 74% of Americans say their healthcare costs have gone up in recent years – One in Five Americans Could Not Afford to Pay an Unexpected Medical Bill Without Accumulating Some Debt, Ipsos
- Almost one-third of organizations have raised their overall benefits offerings in the last 12 months, with health (22%) and wellness (24%) benefits being the most likely ones to experience growth – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- 68% of organizations have experiencing recruiting issues and skills shortages for certain types of jobs in 2016 – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- We’ve seen an 11 percentage point increase over the past year in the prevalence of telemedicine as an employee benefit—offering diagnosis, treatment or prescriptions provided by phone or video – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- 28% of companies are planning to make benefit offering changes to accommodate millennials – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
- Driven by rising health care costs, health insurance premiums have increased 213% since 1999 – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
- 17% of Americans claim that healthcare costs are at the top of their financial problems facing their family – Cost of Healthcare Is Americans’ Top Financial Concern, Gallup
- 64% of millennials from the the ages of 25-43 claim prescription benefits as a “must-have” – The Millennial Benefits Perspective, MetLife
- 55% of millennials from the ages of 25-43 have prescription drug coverage through their employer – The Millennial Benefits Perspective, MetLife
- One of the top reasons employees were leaving for external positions was followed by better benefits (29%) – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
Corporate Wellness Program Statistics
- More than 9 in 10 organizations offer at least one wellness initiative – Workplace Wellness Trends: 2017 Survey Results Report, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- Among employers offering and measuring their wellness efforts, over half have found a decrease in absenteeism, 63% are experiencing financial sustainability and growth in the organization, 66% reported higher productivity and 67% said employees are happier – Workplace Wellness Trends: 2017 Survey Results Report, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- one study states, for every dollar invested in a wellness program $7 was generated in health care savings – Get Healthy Now, University of Louisville
- The University of Louisville’s wellness program has decreased the average number of health risks among staff from 5 or more health risks to 3 or less – Get Healthy Now, University of Louisville
- Of those employees without an activity tracker, 62% said they would be interested in using a wearable fitness tracker as part of a workplace wellness program – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare.
- 24% of employees would commit to 1-3 hours a week to improving their health – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare.
- 70% of employees show interest in taking proactive steps to improving their health – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare
- 64% of Americans wishto lower their healthcare costs, but are unsure how – One in Five Americans Could Not Afford to Pay an Unexpected Medical Bill Without Accumulating Some Debt, Ipsos
- 88% of organizations that run a wellness program rated initiatives as somewhat or very effective in improving the health of their employee – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- In 2016, the average family annual insurance premium reached $18,142 – NCSL, Health Insurance: Premiums and Increases
Employee Population Health Statistics
- 73% of employees say they’re interested in a wellness program, 59% of those who have one credit their wellness programs for improving their health – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare
- Almost 50% of U.S. population has one or more chronic health conditions, such as asthma, heart disease, obesity, cancer, or diabetes – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
- From the years 2013-2016 the number of multi-million-dollar stop-loss claimants increased 68% from 114 to 192 – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- Over a four-year period, total costs for catastrophic claims reached $6.1 billion, with $2.7 billion paid in stop-loss reimbursements – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- The share of total stop-loss claims reimbursements for transplants rose from 2.7% in 2012–2015 to 3.1% in 2013–2016 – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- 20% of Americans avoid high medical costs by simply not going to the doctor – One in Five Americans Could Not Afford to Pay an Unexpected Medical Bill Without Accumulating Some Debt, Ipsos
- In 2017 health care costs raised for 79% of organizations, with an 11% increase on average – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- 34% of Americans are affected by metabolic syndrome – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
- Chronic disease accounts for more than 3/4 of annual U.S. healthcare spending – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
Holistic Wellness and Disease Management Stats
- Overweight employees cost employers $73.1 billion per year and file double the number of workers’ compensation claims – Weight Control and the Workplace, Northeast Business Group on Health.
- Specialty meds account for 37.7% of total drug spend, plus costs are presumed to increase to 50% by 2018 – 2017 Employee Benefits Outlook, Wells Fargo
- Breast cancer is now the most common form of cancer in America, an estimated 247,000 new cases reported in 2016, averaging paid claims in the amount of $147,100 – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- As a percentage of total stop-loss reimbursements, kidney disease cost is trending downward—it was 8.1% in 2009–2012 and 5.6% in 2013–2016 – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- The smoking surcharge addition to the cost of health care premiums for employees was used by almost 20% of organizations – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- 20% of Adults have a mental health condition – The State of Mental Health in America, MHA
- The top three high-cost conditions – Leukemia, lymphoma and/or multiple myeloma (cancers); congenital anomalies (conditions present at birth); and malignant neoplasm (cancers) are more likely to result in million-dollar claimants due to their frequency – Sun Life Report, Sun Life Financial
- Over a third of Americas Work force are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis – 1 in 3 adults don’t get enough sleep, CDC
- Spending on drugs grew to 18% from 15% In the last decade – Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2018, PWC
- New Hep C drugs assisted in driving up drug spending by 14% – Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2018, PWC
- In 2017, $11.1 billion worth of pharmaceuticals will go off patent – Medical cost trend: Behind the numbers 2018, PWC
Wellness Vendor Stats
- Typical barriers in implementing wellness plans include: Difficulty for workers to find time to participate; dispersed population; difficulty maintaining momentum; prohibitive costs; and lack of interest – Workplace Wellness Trends: 2017 Survey Results Report, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- 1/4 of employees now own an activity tracker – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare.
- 36% of employees say they’re willing to spend more than an hour a day on improving their physical health – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare.
- 66% of organizations are concerned about controlling health care costs – 2017 Employee Benefits Report, SHRM
- 63% of respondents are unwilling to devote at least an hour per day to improving their health – More Companies and Employees are Utilizing Wellness Programs, United Healthcare.
- The top reasons for exercising are cardiovascular health (66%), weight loss or management (65%) and stress relief (58%) – Mayo survey: Americans taking action to improve heart health, Mayo Clinic
- only 42% of Americans are aware of the target heart rate they should be achieving in aerobic exercise for their age – Mayo survey: Americans taking action to improve heart health, Mayo Clinic
- 62% of employers gave wellness tips and information at least quarterly in the form of a newsletter, e-mail, column, tweets, etc. – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- Other SHRM research found that 77% of organizations indicated their wellness program was somewhat or very effective at reducing their healthcare costs – 2017 Employees Benefits, SHRM
- More than 60% of organizations have budgets devoted to wellness – Workplace Wellness Trends: 2017 Survey Results Report, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
- One in nine organizations without a wellness budget plans on adopting one in the next two years – Workplace Wellness Trends: 2017 Survey Results Report, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans