Health Benefits Number One in Employees Mind

When a major pharmacy benefit manager recently surveyed its clients’ employees whether they would prefer additional wages or better benefits, the results were overwhelming. In a landslide decision, 58% of those polled said they would choose to participate in a health care plan. Fourteen percent said they would prefer an increase in salary of $5,000; 12% favored a company match to existing 401(k) plans; 8% chose life and disability insurance coverage; 2% preferred five additional vacation days and 6% were not sure.