As the size of employee health care contributions nears 8 percent of annual salary, employers are focusing on wellness programs to cut health care costs and improve productivity, according to a study.
The findings were reported in Chicago-based Aon Consulting's 2008 Benefits and Talent Survey, which noted that even as employers add such programs, they are doing little to track their effectiveness.
Aon found that while the median households in the United States earn approximately $48,000 annually, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures, the amount these families spend on employer-sponsored health care per year continues to edge closer to one month's salary.
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