Nationwide deploys multifaceted health care and wellness tactics; Goal is to 'marry' health, productivity, disability and medical data.(2008 Benefit Manager of the Year)

Business Insurance, September, 2008 by Wojcik, Joanne

Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK

COLUMBUS, Ohio-A series of aggressive health management programs initiated by Associate Vp Jack Towarnicky's Health Benefits Planning team have helped Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. keep its employee health benefit costs consistently well below national averages.

Nationwide's annual cost of health care benefits averaged $6,504 per employee in 2007, 23% less than the $8,021 average per employee cost of employers participating in the Hewitt Health Value Initiative, a cost and performance analysis ...