
1. Wellness program participants cost less than non-participants, therefore the programs are effective.

2. Wellness programs target high- and medium-risk people. Thus, overall risk declines.

3. A wellness plan can dramatically reduce spending compared to trend.

4. Both wellness savings and ROI have been amply proven in peer-reviewed scientific literature.
5. Safeways wellness program has been thoroughly studied and kept its costs flat for several years. In fact, it inspired the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts employer incentives and wellness subsidies.
