Abstract
Objective: To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs. Methods: Health risk information from active Pepsi Bottling Group employees who completed health risk assessments between 2004 and 2006 (N = 11,217) were linked to medical care, workers compensation, and short-term disability cost data. Ten health risks were examined. Multivariate analyses were performed to estimate costs associated with having high risk, holding demographics, and other risks constant. otential savings from risk reduction were estimated. Results: High risk for weight, blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol had the greatest impact on total costs. A one-percentage point annual reduction in the health risks assessed would yield annual per capita savings of $83.02 to $103.39. Conclusions: Targeted programs that address modifiable health risks are expected to produce substantial cost reductions in multiple benefit categories. Copyright 2010
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 519-527 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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The relationship between health risks and health and productivity costs among employees at pepsi bottling group. / Henke, Rachel M.; Carls, Ginger S.; Short, Meghan E.; Pei, Xiaofei; Wang, Shaohung; Moley, Susan; Sullivan, Mark; Goetzel, Ronnie.
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T1 - The relationship between health risks and health and productivity costs among employees at pepsi bottling group
AU - Henke, Rachel M.
AU - Carls, Ginger S.
AU - Short, Meghan E.
AU - Pei, Xiaofei
AU - Wang, Shaohung
AU - Moley, Susan
AU - Sullivan, Mark
AU - Goetzel, Ronnie
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - Objective: To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs. Methods: Health risk information from active Pepsi Bottling Group employees who completed health risk assessments between 2004 and 2006 (N = 11,217) were linked to medical care, workers compensation, and short-term disability cost data. Ten health risks were examined. Multivariate analyses were performed to estimate costs associated with having high risk, holding demographics, and other risks constant. otential savings from risk reduction were estimated. Results: High risk for weight, blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol had the greatest impact on total costs. A one-percentage point annual reduction in the health risks assessed would yield annual per capita savings of $83.02 to $103.39. Conclusions: Targeted programs that address modifiable health risks are expected to produce substantial cost reductions in multiple benefit categories. Copyright 2010
AB - Objective: To evaluate relationships between modifiable health risks and costs and measure potential cost savings from risk reduction programs. Methods: Health risk information from active Pepsi Bottling Group employees who completed health risk assessments between 2004 and 2006 (N = 11,217) were linked to medical care, workers compensation, and short-term disability cost data. Ten health risks were examined. Multivariate analyses were performed to estimate costs associated with having high risk, holding demographics, and other risks constant. otential savings from risk reduction were estimated. Results: High risk for weight, blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol had the greatest impact on total costs. A one-percentage point annual reduction in the health risks assessed would yield annual per capita savings of $83.02 to $103.39. Conclusions: Targeted programs that address modifiable health risks are expected to produce substantial cost reductions in multiple benefit categories. Copyright 2010
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