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 general, it is estimated that worksite health promotion programs result in a benefit-to-cost ratio of $3.48 in reduced health care costs and $5.82 in lower absenteeism costs per dollar invested, according to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services.ven though wellness programs require investments up front, large companies should subsidize these programs because they will save companies money in the long run, improve overall workforce productivity, and enhance employee morale.