Corporate Wellness Trends

Corporate wellness trends are unfortunately tied to healthcare trends in general. And of course, as a result, two of the main corporate wellness trends are increasing care costs and skyrocketing pharmaceutical expenditures, especially as the numerous baby boomers gallop toward retirement age and the health problems endemic with age. For example, a 1996 Conference Board of Canada study found that corporate healthcare expenditures grew 26% between 1990 and 1994. These factors will undoubtedly affect employee wellness program planning for years to come.

At the same time, a key corporate wellness trend is the increasing number of corporate wellness programs starting up and being intergrated into company culture. We at Employee Wellness USA hope that fitness programs like these become as standard in the workplace as computers and fax machines. As we like to say, corporate wellness is a "win-win" proposition for most companies because it increases employee health and happiness while reducing employer expenses on things like employee absences, worker's comp claims, low productivity and healthcare.

Make sure your company stays responsive to corporate wellness trends by contacting Employee Wellness USA for healthcare management services customized to fit you and your organization.