Effectiveness of Health and Wellness Programs

February 2024

Authors

Brian Kaul
Patricia Matson, FSA, MAAA
Ngan (Nan) Nguyen, ASA, MAAA
Rebecca Sheppard, FSA, MAAA
Risk & Regulatory Consulting, LLC

This is a report on the effectiveness of health and wellness programs offered by insurers and employers in the U.S. It includes sections on background, methodology, literature review, expert panel discussion, and survey responses. The report focuses on the impact of such programs on behavior, health outcomes, and costs.

Report

Effectiveness of Health and Wellness Programs

Acknowledgments

The researchers’ deepest gratitude goes to those without whose efforts this project could not have come to fruition: the Project Oversight Group and others for their diligent work overseeing questionnaire development, analyzing and discussing respondent answers, and reviewing and editing this report for accuracy and relevance.

Project Oversight Group members:
Howard Bolnick, FSA, MAAA
Lauren Cross, FSA, MAAA
Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA
Darrell Knapp, FSA, MAAA
Zeyuan Li, FSA, CERA
Julie Wang, FSA, MAAA
Shaodi Wang, FSA, FCIA
Mengyun Zhang, FSA, EA, CERA, MAAA

Expert Panel:
Howard Bolnick, FSA, MAAA
Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA, FCA
Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA
Francois Millard, FSA, FIA, MAAA

At the Society of Actuaries Research Institute:
Korrel Crawford, Senior Research Administrator
R. Dale Hall, FSA, MAAA, CERA, Managing Director of Research
David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA

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