Then there is the segment of your workforce; not quite at the high-risk level yet, but getting closer every day. Not only do you want to target high-risk individuals, but you should also be proactively promoting healthy lifestyles to every member of your workforce. Are you currently cultivating a work environment of increased exercise and good habits?

In order to encourage healthier living, many organizations are turning to wellness programs. SISCO Benefits offers outcome based health programs including: health risk assessments, yearly physicals, flu shots, weight loss programs, workshops and wellness education. We are able to provide you with alternatives and even custom design a wellness program based on the unique needs of your company.

When you really get serious about keeping your employees healthy and getting medical care costs under control, you may turn to impact modeling through health risk assessments. Through our partnership with LifeStart, you'll see an average savings in lower medical costs of nearly $800 for participants versus non-participants. Savings like this make incorporating health risk assessments into your employee benefit plan a very easy decision to make.

Ultimately, healthier employees require less non-scheduled doctor trips and ER visits, thus driving down your total health care costs.