Wells Fargo recently conducted the second annual Employee Benefits Trends Survey ...

... of C-suite executives and human resources or employee benefits (HR/EB) managers. Here are some key findings from the report:

• Almost 3 in 4 companies intend to make health and wellness changes in 2016-2017.
• 45% of executives plan to increase wellness offerings, compared with 36% of HR/EB managers.
• Half (51%) expect to increase their budget for health and wellness.
• 44% of executives plan to add wellness incentives/penalties, compared with 30% of HR/EB managers
  Managing the overall cost of healthcare benefits is the number 1 priority of employers for 2016 (21%).
• 37% of C-suite executives and 28% of HR/EB managers plan to move employees to the public exchange.

Source: "Employee benefits trends in the workplace and marketplace: Perspectives from the C‑suite and HR/Benefits Managers," Wells Fargo, January 2016, https://wfis.wellsfargo.com/insights/research/2015EBHealthProductivityTrends/Documents/WCS-1968501-WFI-EmplBenefits-Survey-Trends-WhtPaper-FNL.pdf