Employers Committed To Improving The Health Of Their Covered Populations

While the vast majority of employers (76%) are focusing their health benefit strategies on avoiding the 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA) excise tax, a greater number indicated that increasing employee engagement in health improvement programs (81%) and using preventive services (77%) are priorities for 2016 and 2017. For the past three years, managing specialty drugs (61%) and creating a culture of health (60%) were noted as employer priorities.

Source: Midwest Business Group On Health