A new Midwest Business Group on Health survey finds near universal (97%) agreement that employers have a role in offering such preventive care services as screenings and vaccinations.
MBGH conducted the survey among its employer members in anticipation of health care reform’s provision that, effective September 23, new insurance plans must provide preventative care without cost-sharing.
The top three reasons given by employers for providing such services are to reduce medical disability costs and prevent illness (94%), to keep employees healthy (84%), and to keep employees productive (59%).
