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All winners of the 2012 The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security offer some type of wellness program, with many enhancing their strategy to include incentives, health screenings or assessments. One company delivers formal wellness results by having employees meet with a physician and a psychiatrist to discuss health concerns. As companies put a greater emphasis on wellness, they recognize healthier employees spend less on health care, which allows them to contribute more to their retirement savings. Many winning companies offer health reimbursement arrangements or health savings accounts to engage employees in their own health care. The Principal 10 Best Companies share significantly in the costs of health care insurance and offer medical insurance. Nine of the companies pay at least 80% of an employee’s medical insurance, while two pay 100%. Eight companies pay 80% or more of dependents’ premium. Four companies offer medical insurance and/or prescription drug coverage to their part-time workers, and pay an average of 75% of the premiums.
All winners of the 2012 The Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security offer some type of wellness program, with many enhancing their strategy to include incentives, health screenings or assessments. One company delivers formal wellness results by having employees meet with a physician and a psychiatrist to discuss health concerns.
As companies put a greater emphasis on wellness, they recognize healthier employees spend less on health care, which allows them to contribute more to their retirement savings. Many winning companies offer health reimbursement arrangements or health savings accounts to engage employees in their own health care.
The Principal 10 Best Companies share significantly in the costs of health care insurance and offer medical insurance. Nine of the companies pay at least 80% of an employee’s medical insurance, while two pay 100%. Eight companies pay 80% or more of dependents’ premium.