title: Disability, absence and the health reform era.
abstract: The total cost of employee absence for many employers is high, and the correlation between employee health and disability is clear. This article reviews several challenges employers face in managing employee health and absence in a well-integrated manner. Although such an undertaking is not easy, the additional cost national health care reform may bring makes the interrelationship between employer profitability and employee absence, health and disability more crucial than ever for employers to recognize and manage.
authors: Mercer health and benefits, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
authors: Richard J
authors: RJ
authors: Fuerstenberg
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: Fleury
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Connolly
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018868:Insurance, Disability; D018582:Sick Leave; D014481:United States