Report Abuse. Probably not. I have blue cross/blue shield and they're pretty good at having company bureaucrats ration health care to you while your premiums sore through the roof. When they don't cover a consultation, that's less money they pay out, and the more they make from you paying your monthly premium.popcorn Â· 6 years ago. Thumbs up. have blue cross/blue shield and they're pretty good at having company bureaucrats ration health care to you while your premiums sore through the roof. When they don't cover a consultation, that's less money they pay out, and the more they make from you paying your monthly premium. popcorn Â· 6 years ago.
One report by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group estimated that mid-sized to large employers spent an average $521 per employee on wellness programs in 2013. Thatâs double what they spent just five years ago, health economists Austin Frakt and Aaron E. Carroll noted in The New York Timesâ Upshot.
In 2013, the BLS found that the cost of pension and benefits in private industry amounted to $1.23 per employee per hour. Pension spending for union members was $4.02 per worker per hour. Employer size also makes a difference. 2014 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the average employee benefits package costs an employer $9.09 per employee per hour worked. For a 40-hour employee that's $18,907.20 per year. However, costs vary greatly based upon the nature of your work and the type of employer.