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August 08, 2012 at 10:48 AM
The top challenge facing two thirds of companies endeavoring to reduce medical costs is promoting behavioral changes that lead to improved health and on-the-job performance of their employees, according to a new study.
Aon Hewett, a unit of Aon Corp., Lake Forest, Ill., reported this finding in its “2012 Health Care Survey: Better Health. Better Results.” The study examines 1,800 employers—organizations representing approximately 15 million employees and an estimated $120 billion in annual health care spending—to discern trends in respect to the companies’ current and future health care practices.
Sixty-five percent of the surveyed companies say that motivating employee participants to adopt measures that reduce health risk factors is their top challenge. Smaller percentages of the surveyed companies cite other factors as top challenges.
Among them: government compliance and regulations (35%), managing the health of an aging workforce (30%), culture shift and reluctance to change (29%) and understanding employee attitudes toward health and wellness (28%).
