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Healthcare and wellness budgets are expected to increase this year, as employers anticipate tackling rising healthcare costs.
More than 80% of employers say they are planning to increase their health and wellness spending this year. This number is more than double compared with those employers citing increases in 2009 (34%), according to Optum’s newly released annual Wellness in the Workplace study.
Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.
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