Health Payer Intelligence February 22, 2018
Thomas Beaton

Under a third of employees view wellness programming as an effective tool in improving their health even though 52 percent of employers believe their wellness programs work.

More than half of employers believe that their wellness programming is effective for improving health and reducing spending, but only a third of their employees think the same thing, according to a new Willis Watson Towers survey.

However, employers are somewhat more likely than their employees to think that wellness is a high priority. About 65 percent of employees said that improving their health is a personal priority, while 87 percent of employers said increasing employee engagement and wellness is also a top priority for their businesses.

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