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Michigan Forms Statewide Wellness Council

The Michigan Wellness Council (MWC) was formed after five years of regional growth and requests from stakeholders across the state to centralize corporate health and wellness best practices.  Momentum has been accelerating due to the national prevention strategy and wellness grant provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Its mission is to inspire the successful integration of wellness best practices... Continue Reading »

Wellco Wins Economic Bright Spots Award

Corp! magazine, in their  annual review of Michigan’s Economic Bright Spots, recognized Wellco (for the second time) for thriving and succeeding. Corp! provided the award to businesses that are innovative, diversified, adaptable and successful.

Wellco, a Michigan-based wellness firm, provides companies with health-risk appraisals and health return-on-investment (ROI) systems. For... Continue Reading »

Is Your Wellness Program Working?

Wellco’s new Wellness Positioning System™ provides a method that easily tracks and improves businesses' return on investment in health related outcomes.  Free 7-point assessment and planning guide enables businesses to accurately measure and correct problems with their wellness programs.  Read the article.


 
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Wellco Receives 50 Companies to Watch Award

(Royal Oak) – Wellco has been recognized as one of the 2011 “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch,” an awards program sponsored by the Edward Lowe Foundation and presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business.

Wellco will be honored at an awards ceremony during the seventh annual Michigan Celebrates Small Business event, April 28 in Lansing, Mich.

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Wellco Exec Receives Corp! Award

Wellco President, Scott Foster was recently awarded an Entrepreneur of Distinction by Corp! Magazine.  The magazine recognized executives who are committed to entrepreneurial success and who have demonstrated impressive business activities, major accomplishments, special skills and innovative approaches. The Entrepreneurs of Distinction are contributing to the economy in tangible ways. Read the article.... Continue Reading »

Wellness booster shot: Grants from reform act encourage healthy living, cost control

You will not want to miss the latest update of the $200M in grant funding for companies with less than 100 employees to create comprehensive wellness programs. Crain's Detroit Business recently provided an overview featuring leading experts from Wellco, Health Promotion Advocates, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Institute for Health and Productivity Studies. Read the article.... Continue Reading »

HR Executive's cover story features Wellco "Bending the Trend"

The prestigious Human Resource Executive Magazine's recent publication featured Wellco in their cover story, "Bending the Trend."  Wellco's HealthHammer was highlighted as a wellness evaluation system and ROI assessment for C-suite members and boards who want hard proof of ROI.  Human Resources Magazine provides news, strategies and resources for senior HR executives.

You can find the complete, online version of the story by following this link.... Continue Reading »

Bosco's Pizza Company Creates Recipe for Healthier Employees With Wellco

Bosco's Pizza Co. became a national phenomenon by selling millions of pizzas and their famous Bosco's Stick every week to fans in school lunchrooms across the nation.

The secret behind their tremendous success has always been the quality of their product and the treatment of their employees.  That quality extends to the support of team members - more than 30 percent have been with the... Continue Reading »

Wellco Leads Quest For Flat Health Costs

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ROYAL OAK, Mich., /PRNewswire/ -- Wellco Corporation recently became the first and only wellness industry leader to offer an effective evaluation system for wellness programs.

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HVAC Company Reverses the Flow of Health Costs by 34%

Ordinarily, companies can expect 2010 medical costs to increase by 7 percent, according to a recent report by Health Affairs.  Not so at AJ Danboise – a Farmington Hills plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical company that reduced overall medical costs by 34% over 3-years with Wellco.  Read the full story.
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Health Care Strategies Summit Unites Experts

The Health Care Strategies Summit recently provided straightforward solutions to the most difficult health care problems faced by businesses today through presentation and panel discussion from  the following leading physician, health system executive and wellness expert.

Scott Foster, President, Wellco
Tom Brisse, Senior Vice President and Hospital Director, William Beaumont... Continue Reading »

New Interview with Nation's Leading ROI Expert, Dr. Ron Goetzel

In this new WellnessROI - Superstars of Wellness interview, Wellco's  Scott Foster interviews Ron Goetzel, Ph.D., Director, Emory University Institute for Health and Productivity Studies and Vice President of Consulting and Applied Research, Thomson Reuters.  Dr. Goetzel describes the latest evidence, most important advice and top strategies to achieve ROI with your employee health and wellness.  You won't want to miss this FREE expert interview and can find it by following this link.... Continue Reading »

Crain's Features Wellco Growth and ROI Systems

Crain's Detroit Business recently featured Wellco as a growth company with enormous impact.  The feature provided an overview of the HealthHammer ROI system and its demand by employers and health organizations for health and wellness ROI.

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Television Program Features Wellco

Wellco recently  provided health care ROI strategies for Michigan Entrepreneur, a weekly television talk show highlighting businesses and organizations that support entrepreneurship and business development.  Wellco’s President, Scott Foster, was interviewed and featured by Tara Kachaturoff, the program’s creator, producer, and host.  You can watch a short clip below.

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Crain's Features Wellco

Concerns and opportunities regarding upcoming health changes are highlighted in the recent feature, "Mines dot health bills: Public option among concerns for business."

Read the full story by following this link and entering "Wellco" into the search box.

Wellco is one of the premier corporate health, wellness and ROI firms. Wellco specializes in health ROI systems, health... Continue Reading »

A Closer Look at Summit's Health Care Reform Ideas

Crain's health care reporter Jay Greene talked to Scott Foster, Wellco President & ROI Expert about ideas to transform health care.

Read the full story by following this link,

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20091101/HEALTH/311019998

Wellco is one of the premier corporate wellness firms, specializing in health ROI systems, health risk appraisals,... Continue Reading »

Wellco Exec Leads Health Reform Panel



(ROYAL OAK, Michigan) Scott Foster, Wellco Corporation's President, moderated the Healthcare Reform panel at TiECon Midwest.  TiE is the world's largest non-profit organization for entrepreneurs.

The conference featured presentations by renowned health care leaders,  including:

•Scott Foster, President, Wellco
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Wellco Receives Award for Health Care Contributions

Wellco Corp., a Royal Oak corporate wellness firm, was honored by State Sen. John Pappageorge April 16 at Diabetes and Kidney Advocacy Day in Lansing. The event was sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan and other organizations interested in diabetes care. Wellco was recognized for the health care contributions provided through its employee health care programs.

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Wellco Wins Economic Bright Spots Award

Corp! magazine, in their second annual review of Michigan's Economic Bright Spots, discovered companies who are not only weathering the storm but arguably riding above it altogether. They each offer many reasons for us to look ahead with optimism. Read on to learn more and be inspired.

When it comes to managing health care costs, Wellco takes what's arguably a different yet refreshing... Continue Reading »

Program Reaches 96% Participation with Wellco Partnership

Today's culture and climate shows more employees choosing between paying their rent and going to the doctor. And medical care costs remain a concern for many businesses as health care spending continues to rise.

Media Genesis, a Troy-based Web development company, recently partnered with Wellco to provide HealthHammer testing. Ninety six percent of Media Genesis employees participated.Continue Reading »

"Wellco does much more than provide corporate health and wellness programs. Wellco fixes health and wellness programs. As a result, we have decreased our medical costs by more than 15%."

Carol Gatewood, President, AJ Danboise

"The HealthHammer system saved us more than $200,000. HealthHammer is better than programs that cost 3 times as much."

Robert Casalou, Health System President

"HealthHammer is the best and most powerful health risk appraisal and management system on the planet. Wellco has provided a 288% return on investment through reduced medical costs. "

Larry Gaynor, President and CEO, tng worldwide

"The bottom line is that the ClaimTamer and HealthHammer wellness systems have returned at least 162% of our investment by reducing our medical costs."

Tobye Stein, Executive Vice President (retired), CO-OP Network

"HealthHammer is the most valuable benefit we have ever provided to our staff."

Brad Frederick, CEO, Media Genesis

"HealthHammer helped us achieve the unheard of 100% participation. As a result we're on our way to a 4:1 return on investment."

David Boduch, Director of Internal Operations, DMI

" Wellco's return-on-investment is as close as you can come to a sure thing."

Sean J. de Four, COO, Judson Center

"HealthHammer sets the standard for health care ROI. Any business without HealthHammer is missing a real treasure."

Steve Rosser, Vice President, Johnston Lewis Associates

"Wellco is the best choice for businesses looking for measurable health care opportunities and wellness program ROI."

Dave Galli, Vice President, TapeMaster

"Wellco provides measurable outcomes that are critical to focus employee health efforts."

Craig Mulhinch, Vice President, Bosco's Pizza Co.

"Your programs are dynamite!"

David Bond, Senior Partner, Wiklund & Bond Financial Services

"There's no more using work as an excuse to avoid the doctor."

The Detroit News

"Meet the leaders."

Detroit Free Press