What do Workplace Wellness Programs do? Evidence from the Illinois Workplace Wellness Study.
Journal
The quarterly journal of economics
ISSN: 0033-5533
Titre abrégé: Q J Econ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9879565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Nov 2019
Historique:
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10
2019
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10
2019
medline:
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10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Workplace wellness programs cover over 50 million U.S. workers and are intended to reduce medical spending, increase productivity, and improve well-being. Yet limited evidence exists to support these claims. We designed and implemented a comprehensive workplace wellness program for a large employer and randomly assigned program eligibility and financial incentives at the individual level for nearly 5,000 employees. We find strong patterns of selection: during the year prior to the intervention, program participants had lower medical expenditures and healthier behaviors than nonparticipants. The program persistently increased health screening rates, but we do not find significant causal effects of treatment on total medical expenditures, other health behaviors, employee productivity, or self-reported health status after more than two years. Our 95% confidence intervals rule out 84% of previous estimates on medical spending and absenteeism.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31564754
doi: 10.1093/qje/qjz023
pii: qjz023
pmc: PMC6756192
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1747-1791Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of President and Fellows of Harvard College.
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