In 2016 an increasing number of employers will buy in to a shifting perspective on wellness that will move from simply supporting the physical and mental health of their workforce to enhancing their quality of life by promoting social connectedness, job satisfaction and financial security.
As a vice president with the National Business Group on Health, LuAnn Heinen works with large self-insured employers. “We don’t need to ask anymore if our members offer any kind of a wellness program because virtually all of them are doing something,” she says.