Fierce Healthcare May 30, 2019
Jacqueline Renfrow

Fifty-seven percent of Americans report improved health from employee wellness programs.

More than half of Americans enrolled in an employer wellness program report seeing improvements in their overall health.

The average employer is now investing more than $3.6 million each year in wellness programs, according to the third annual UnitedHealthcare Wellness Checkup Survey.

Looking at the latest trends in employer-sponsored well-being or disease-management programs, more than half of respondents would be more likely to participate in a fitness routine if there were a social component. And for employees already implementing well-being programs, 67% of participants said it was important that a significant other or family members be allowed to join as well.

Another two-thirds of Americans said $2 a day...

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