- Healthcare spending to grow 5.8% per year from 2010 – 2020 (outpacing growth in the GDP by 1.1 percentage points) – CMS
- Healthcare’s share of the GDP is expected to rise to 19.8% by 20201
- There is a direct link to an individual’s health risk (obesity, tobacco use, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and chronic health conditions for example) and the costs of their healthcare2,3
- The health of your employees is directly tied to the overall financial risk of the organization – such as medical insurance, workers’ compensation, productivity and absenteeism
- Costs follow risks. When risks increase, so do the total health costs. When risk is reduced, cost is reduced3
- High risk individuals are associated with higher incidences of disability, workers’ compensation and lost workdays4
1 – http://medpagetoday.com 7/28/2011 “Health Spending Expected to Grow Faster than GDP” Joyce Frieden
2 – Musich S, McDonald T, Hirschland D, et al. Excess healthcare costs associated with excess health risks in diseased and nondiseased health risk appraisal participants. Disease Management Healt6h outcomes, 2002; 10(4) 251-358
3 – University of Michigan Health Management Research Center. Cost Benefit Analysis Report 1979-2007 Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan; 2008: i-xvi
4 – Musich S, Napier D, Edington D. Association of health risks with workers’ compensation costs. J Occup Environ Med. 2001; 43(6): 534-541
