By Bruce Japsen, Contributor
The U.S. could save more than $300 billion annually if employers adopted strategies that promoted health, prevention of chronic disease and measured progress of working-age individuals like they did their financial performance, according to a new report.
The analysis, developed by some well-known public health advocates brought together and funded by The Vitality Institute, said employers could save $217 billion to $303 billion annually, or 5 to 7 percent of total U.S. annual health spending by 2023, by adopting strategies to help Americans head off non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory issues as well as mental health.
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