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Study shows employees take advantage of wellness benefits

Published in Physician Law Weekly, March 1st, 2006

Employees not only ask for wellness benefits but take advantage of employer offerings, according to latest results from the Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

As employer wellness programs evolve, employees who are offered these programs are responding by participating at work in blood pressure checks (81%), cholesterol screenings (73%) and by taking online health screenings (72%). In addition, more than three-fourths (82%) of those who are offered health education tools utilize them, while two-thirds (68%) whose employers offer wellness seminars attend.

"Consistently employees rate health insurance as the most important work place benefit and at...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-03-01)

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