SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Plan members appear unclear about how benefi ts are funded: 50% believe the employer pays a premium and the insurer covers all costs, and 41% are unsure.
• Fifty-one percent of plan members expect their benefi ts to continue after retirement— pointing to an opportunity for retirement planning as a retention tool.
• Plan members rate the quality of their plans highly and are more willing than expected to help their employers with cost-sharing measures in order to protect their benefits.
• When asked about prescriptions, plan members are most willing to shop around between pharmacies for lower costs in order to help their employer maintain their current coverage.
• ninety-two percent of plan members would likely participate in on-site health risk screenings for conditions such as diabetes.
• ninety-one percent of plan members would be willing to participate in a disease management education program as a means to ensure coverage for higher-cost drugs.
• When asked about education for diseases, 69% of plan members agree it should be a priority for their employers.
• Barely half (52%) of plan members feel their employers are very supportive in helping to manage workloads.
• a strong majority of plan members and plan sponsors agree that workplace health promotion programs will in the long run help reduce the strain on Canada’s public health system.

Download Here The Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey