Workplace Wellness Programs Can Generate Savings

In a Health Affairs article published January 14th, Katherine Baicker, David Cutler, and Zirui Song, all of Harvard University, contend that workplace wellness programs can generate savings that outweigh costs in addition to improving health outcomes and employee productivity. This meta-analysis examines costs and savings data from studies on workplace wellness and prevention programs and concludes that medical costs fall by about $3.27 for every dollar spent on wellness programs and that absenteeism costs fall by about $2.73 for every dollar spent.

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