According to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine statistics, health care expenditures are almost 50% greater for employees and workers who reported higher levels of stress. These employees alo had a higher level of absenteeism, low productivity and low morale. Wouldn’t it be great if insurance companies would pay people to be more fit? Pay them to lose weight? The overall cost of these two incentive type programs would likely be significantly less than the cost of treating their health issues and the cost of lost business through lower productivity and absenteeism. Many businesses recognize that fitter employees are … Continue reading →