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What impact do employee health risks have on an employer's medical expenses? This section contains evidence to show that unwell (or unhealthy) employees can cost an employer directly through their medical claims, doctor appointments, etc.
Choose a study from the list below.
- Diet related health risks increase medical and productivity costs
- Cost of medical care for COPD is high
- Costs rise with increasing BMI
- Diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol impact costs
- Insomnia, a huge economic burden
- Excess health risks contribute to employer costs
- Medical claims costs rise with increasing BMI
- Rheumatoid arthritis associated with high employer's health costs
- Strong ROI for weight management programmes
- Health risks identified and linked to higher medical care costs
- Obesity increases medical and absenteeism costs
- Painful medical conditions raise the cost of employees' medical claims
- Medical charges increase with increasing BMI
- Medical claims proportional to employee health risks
- Medical costs drop as activity increases, regardless of BMI
- High medical costs linked to overweight and obesity
- High-risk health status associated with raised healthcare costs
- Medical claims costs predicted using health risk appraisal data
- Pharmaceutical costs linked to number and type of health risks
- Healthcare costs predicted by modifiable risk factors