With continuing pressure to control health care costs, more companies plan to offer financial incentives to reward workers who adopt healthy lifestyles, according to a new survey.
The survey of 355 large employers by Watson Wyatt Worldwide and the National Business Group on Health found that nearly half (46 percent) of employers currently offer financial incentives to encourage workers to monitor and improve their health or plan to offer incentives next year. By 2009, that number is expected to surpass 70 percent.
The survey also found that companies with effective health and productivity programs demonstrate superior performance. They achieve 20 percent more revenue per employee, have 16.1 percent higher market value and deliver 57 percent higher shareholder returns (from 2004 to 2006).
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