Does Targeting Higher Health Risk Employees or Increasing Intervention Intensity Yield Savings in a Workplace Wellness Program?
J Occup Environ Med
; 57(12): 1257-61, 2015 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26641821
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This article aims to test whether a workplace wellness program reduces health care cost for higher risk employees or employees with greater participation.METHODS:
The program effect on costs was estimated using a generalized linear model with a log-link function using a difference-in-difference framework with a propensity score matched sample of employees using claims and program data from a large US firm from 2003 to 2011.RESULTS:
The program targeting higher risk employees did not yield cost savings. Employees participating in five or more sessions aimed at encouraging more healthful living had about $20 lower per member per month costs relative to matched comparisons (Pâ=â0.002).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results add to the growing evidence base that workplace wellness programs aimed at primary prevention do not reduce health care cost, with the exception of those employees who choose to participate more actively.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prevenção Primária
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Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Redução de Custos
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Análise Custo-Benefício
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Promoção da Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde do Trabalhador
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article