What’s the real return on investment from wellness programs?

Published Updated 4 Min Read

I’ve written previously about wellness and health management, but since it’s a topic that comes up in virtually every client planning meeting I have these days, it seems worth revisiting. The biggest challenge facing HR professionals looking to devote resources to wellness initiatives at their workplaces is responding to the question, “What’s the ROI?”

It seems intuitive that if you create a healthier workforce, your cost for health insurance should go down. But intuition only goes so far these days when it comes to expending corporate resources, and quantifying ROI continues to be a somewhat elusive target.

George Lane
Principal

Lane is a principal and client manager in the Washington, DC office of Mercer. Throughout his 30-year career, George has worked with clients on numerous employee benefit issues, including benefit … Read full bio


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