This survey depicts the percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within health plans for their employees as of 2014, with a breakdown by industry. As of January 2014, it is reported that such a surcharge for employees who smoke is used by 35 percent of companies in the energy and utilities sector.
Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry
Respondents collectively
employ 11.3 million full-time employees, have 7.8 million
employees enrolled in their health care programs and operate
in all major industry sectors. In 2014,
respondents anticipate spending, on average, $12,535 per
employee on health care, which equates to a collective $98
billion in total health care expenditures.
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Willis Towers Watson, & National Business Group on Health. (May 5, 2014). Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, und National Business Group on Health. "Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry." Chart. May 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, National Business Group on Health. (2014). Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson, and National Business Group on Health. "Percentage of U.S. Companies Using a Smoker Surcharge within Employee Health Plans as of 2014, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/
Willis Towers Watson & National Business Group on Health, Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. companies using a smoker surcharge within employee health plans as of 2014, by industry [Graph], Willis Towers Watson, & National Business Group on Health, May 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299959/us-industries-using-smoker-surcharge-within-employee-health-plans/