The cost of health insurance continues to rise faster than the overall rate of inflation or the increase in workers’ earnings. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey, small firms (3-199 workers) reported an increase in insurance premiums of 8.8% while larger firms (200 or more employees) reported a 7.0% increase in 2006. To remain competitive in this global economy, companies, especially smaller ones, must find ways to reverse this trend.
Because employer health premiums are based on utilization by employees, companies need to look for ways to help their employees reduce the need for medical care. When your employees are healthier, they make fewer claims, require fewer prescriptions and reduce the risk of catastrophic illness. Healthy employees are more productive, make better health-related decisions and look for ways to become even healthier. For you, the employer, healthy employees and lower employee utilization means health premiums stabilize or even decrease.
How can you increase worker health, lower health care costs and improve your bottom line? Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that preventative corporate wellness programs lower insurance premiums, improve morale, decrease absenteeism, and improve employee performance and productivity. In fact, research indicates each dollar invested in a corporate wellness program can return between 2 and 4 times the investment.
Whether you are looking for a wellness program to complement your High Deductible Health Plan/Health Saving Account or just looking for ways to improve employee health and productivity, Sculpted Soul can help. At Sculpted Soul, we are committed to providing small to mid-size corporations with nutrition and lifestyle programs that improve employee wellbeing and empower them to take greater responsibility for their own health and wellness.
Contact us today for a free consultation. We will work with you to determine your specific needs and help you design a customized wellness program best suited for you and your employees. We can offer in-house one-on-one coaching sessions or group seminars on a number of health topics including but not limited to the following:
- Current State of Health & the Importance of Nutrition
- Super Foods
- 30 Minute Power Meals
- Four Elements of Total Wellbeing
- Sugar Blues
- Healthy Weight Management
- Natural, Raw & Organic Foods
- Go Gluten Free
- Body Detox
- Nutrition for Road Warriors
- Stress Management
- Eating for the Environment
By initiating our workplace wellness program in your organization you create a healthy, active and productive workplace that generates positive bottom-line results for your business.