title: Engaging employees in health care can contain costs and improve quality.
abstract: Employers need to do much more to change some of the deep-seated employee attitudes and behaviors that are driving health care costs. This article debunks common employer misconceptions about employees' attitudes and behaviors with regard to health care. It then discusses the results employers can obtain by taking specific initiatives that provide employees with the motivation and resources they need to effectively manage health risks and make informed health care decisions.
authors.affiliation: Towers Perrin, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ostuw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000191:economics*; D017049:Employer Health Costs; D015438:Health Behavior; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States