The 28th Annual Wellness in the Workplace Conference was recently held in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The conference focused on one of the hottest topics in the industry today, strategies to eliminate health cost increases and to achieve zero trend. Dee Edington, Ph.D., renowned Director of the University of Michigan Health Management Research Center, presented new techniques for health cost control by the measurement of key metrics. Wellco’s Scott Foster recently spoke with Dr. Edington to discuss the most common mistakes surrounding employee wellness programs, how to effectively halt health care cost increases, and the essentials for best practice and next generation programs.  You can listen to the interview at no charge by following this link.

The American Heart Association (AHA) reports depression, sadness, and mental illnesses as the most prevalent employee health problems. Workers with depression averaged 25 more sick days than others during the year of the study. The AHA recommends employee wellness programs as an important part in turning around chronic illness problems.

 More of the same expensive, slow changing medical care is causing many companies to take charge of their health care deductions. Employers need to know what benefits can make the most difference. This need has resulted in exciting new research summarizing hundreds of pages of best practice resources into simple, actionable strategies.  Wellco's Scott Foster recently provided an overview of the latest strategies in a short video.  You can view the video at no charge by following this link.

Wellco is the leading health ROI firm for organizations who want to address employee health risks before they become more dangerous and costly. For more information, visit www.wellcocorp.com or call (866) 636-9355 (WELL).