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Summary of survey results:

• The majority of surveys were completed by employers from the manufacturing & government industries and most have employees in the 41-50 years of age range.
• Almost all respondents are self insured and say their PPO has the highest enrollment.
• Most employers rely on consultants or brokers to select carriers/benefit plan options.
• 5-10% of their population have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and their spend for this population is $1-3k higher than members without this diagnosis.
• A maority offer a diabetes management program, but only 46% include diabetes prevention in their offerings.
• 37% do not include screenings for prediabetes.

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Summary of survey results:

• Majority of the 20 respondents are from manufacturing/packaging, education and financial services industries; most have 1,000-5,000 employees.
• Lifestyle and disease management programs are top 2 wellness initiatives offered in 2022.
• Stress and weight management are top 2 programs and related resources offered in 2022.
• Most successful programs offered included: diabetes, stress management and physical activity.
• Measurement most often used included: participation/engagement, employee satisfaction and vendor reports.
• Many employers are confident in the value of the investment in these programs: Confidence comes from: culture, employee feedback, data, impact on claims costs and engagement. Lack of confidence comes from: employee utilization, c-suite engagement, budget and measurement.

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Summary of survey results:

• All respondents were manufacturing companies and most have between 1,001-5,000 employees.
• Many offer 11-15 days of PTO to hourly manufacturing new hires upon start.
• Their hourly workforce must complete 2-5 years of service before receiving more PTO.
• The majority of employers do not offer paid leave for hourly employees but some offer up to 10 days.

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Summary of MBGH survey results:

• There were 24 respondents, and most were manufacturing organizations with more than 5,000 employees.
• Employers remain committed to health benefits and are focused on new payment strategies
• As a reesult of the pandemic, employers enhanced caregiver support strategies
• Most employers say thhat drug prices, hospital prices and surprise medical bills threaten the affordability of employer-provided health coverage

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Summary of survey results:

• There were 28 respondents, most were manufacturing companies
• Half of the respondents had RFPs in place when COVID-19 reached pandemic proportion and 21% put the RFPs on hold
• 37% are considering new products and services, with the greatest potential for savings identified as: specialty drugs through the pharmacy plan, MSD, specialty drugs through the medical plan, and contracts for COE’s with bundled payments

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Summary of survey results:

• Majority of respondents were manufacturing companies and had 1,001 to 3,000 employees
• Most have 5-10% of total spend on musculoskeletal disorders
• 55% do not know what percent of musculoskeletal spend is on "low value services"
• Most cover physical therapy, chiropractic and more; none cover yoga or reiki
• Very few direct members to high quality pain management treatment centers
• Majority do not contract with a point solution to help manage back injuries

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Summary of survey results:

• The majority of surveys were completed by employers from the manufacturing & financial industries and most had 1,001-5,000 employees.
• All respondents offer dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Most employers do not plan on implementing or expanding caregiving benefits in the next year. Of those who say they are, they plan to: Evaluate allowing critical care to be taken intermittently; Increase the amount of paid time off; Look at discounted daycare options; and Consider a paid family leave
• Many say caregiving benefits help with retaining and attracting employees, but do not have the data to support it.

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Summary of survey results:

• Majority of 42 survey respondents from manufacturing industry with more than 5,000 employees.
• Top threats: 87% specialty drug spend, 76% high-cost claims, 64% specific diseases and conditions.
• Role as an employer today: 46% follow the leader, 32% early adopter; only 5% indicated catalysts for change – 13% difference from 2021.
• Will require employees to be vaccinated: 40% no, 26% yes.
• Top health benefit priorities in 2022: 73% wellness and wellbeing, tied 66% engagement in programs and use of benefits/health benefit communications, 61% specialty drug management.
• Top payment reform strategies: 65% specialty drug management, tied 45% COEs and episodes of care/steerage within networks.
• Most common pharmacy benefit strategies: plan design steers to the lowest cost drugs, use of authorized generics, clearly defined PBM contract terms.

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Summary of MBGH survey results:

• There were 19 respondents and a majority had employees located in India.
• Most popular location, in India, was Bangalore with a benefits-eligible population size of 1,000-5,000 employees.
• Most enhanced their medical services/supplies outside their medical plan and promoted their EAP to help support their employees during the pandemic.
• About 50% are adding sick pay for employees with COVID and few are providing it to care for a dependent.

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Summary of survey results:

• There were 53 respondents, and most were manufacturing organizations with 1,000 to 5,000 employees.
• Many do not have a formal policy for employees who are required to work from home (vs. voluntary request).
• A small number offer a monetary allowance to employees permanently working from home in order to purchase equipment or supplies.
• Most respondents said the requirement on an employee working from home is availability during working hours, but 26% do not have any requirements.
• A majority of respondents said their workers compensation policy covers employees who are injured at home while working.

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Summary of survey results:

• A total of 27 respondents, most from manufacturing organizations, will rotate staff back to the office slowly over so many months.
• They will enforce social distancing and will allow individuals to volunteer or abstain from RTW if they can continue to work remotely.
• Very few will allow employees to return at the same time.
• If the state government does not require attestation of "no COVID 19" symptoms prior to start of shift (fever, cough, shortness of breath) most employers will require it.
• Other common measures discussed by employers at this time: additional disinfecting procedures, continue to restrict non-essential business travel and eliminating in person mass gatherings.

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Summary of survey results:

• There were 7 total respondents and most are manufacturing organizations
• Majority only offer Male and Female gender selections and send them to their carrier
• Only 17% (1) have carriers that accept other gender options than Male & Female

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Summary of survey results:

• The majority of surveys were completed by employers from the manufacturing & financial industries and most had 1,001-5,000 employees.
• Half of the employers surveyed provide benefits (medical, dental and vision) for domestic partners who are not legally married, don’t live in a common law state and don’t have a civil union.
• The majority of employers who provide benefits require documentation once the life event has taken place (financial account, tax records, etc.).
• The most common documentation requirement for domestic partnership coverage is proof of joint living arrangements.
• Employers who completed an eligibility audit in the last 3 years found several key findings. Become a member today to find out what they are. If you are a member, login to see the final report.

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Summary of survey results:

• Majority of respondents were manufacturing companies and most have between 10,001-15,000 employees.
• Most common contribution percent for full-time single coverage was 25-29%.
• 43% do not offer benefits for part-time staff; however, of those that do offer benefits to part-time staff; most have the employee pay the same as the full-time employee.
• Spousal surcharges varied as well as the categories offered for dependent medical coverage.
• Most employers currently have a tobacco surcharge and will not consider a surcharge for vaccine in the future.

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Summary of survey results:

• Most respondents were manufacturing companies with more than 1,000 employees
• Majority do not use a service to track Federal, State and Local compliance notices for benefits
• Of those that use a service, 60% were satisfied with their service
• Of those that do not use a service, they rely on consultants, email notices from TPAs and law firms
• Most organizations have their benefit departments responsible for tracking and implementing the notices
• 25% use Workday for benefits and payroll

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Summary of survey results:

• There were 21 respondents, and most were manufacturing organizations with more than 5,000 employees.
• 5,000 employees. Prior to the COVID 19 pandemic, most employers had less than 25% of their workforce eligible for remote work.
• During the pandemic, employers saw a 53% increase with over 50% of their workforce eligible to work from home.
• Many plan to change their policy or philosophy to allow more flexibility to work onsite and remotely.
• Very few will not make any changes due to the nature of their industry.

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Summary of survey results:

• Most respondents were manufacturing organizations and have over 10,000 employees
• Several educate/update their employees about COVID-19 weekly and many do it daily
• A majority are waiving cost sharing for testing of COVID-19
• All respondents suspended unnecessary travel and attendance at meetings and conferences and many have their COVID-19 related policies applied nationally
• Some have instituted paid sick leave for those quarantined by or sick with COVID-19 into their workforce policies

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Summary of survey results:

• 29 total respondents, with most havin 1,001-5,000 employees and a majority are manufacturing organizations
• The majority did not offer onsite medical care, but of those that do, the top 3 services offered: Occupational Health (treating minor injuries); vaccinations and biometric screenings
• Of those that offer onsite medical care: 64% contract nurses through an occupational health staffing service/hospital – 36% have nurses that are employees of the organization who report to human resources
• Majority have safety sensitive positions that require medical evaluation reviewed by nursing staff
• Most respondents obtain ADA accommodation needs through requests from employees