Healthy at Work? Evidence from a Social Experimental Evaluation of a Firm-Based Wellness Program
通过一项大型社会实验，评估了公司健康计划对员工医疗使用、处方药购买、住院、缺勤和离职等结果的长达12年的影响，发现计划减少了初级保健就诊和处方药使用，但对住院和劳动结果无显著改善。
We employ a large social experiment combined with register-based data, allowing for up to 12-year follow-up to evaluate a long-lasting employer-sponsored health and well-being program. We show that employees at treated worksites receive fewer consultations from their primary care physician and purchase fewer prescription drugs. These effects persist up to seven years after randomization, though with some fade-out. We find no effects on overall hospitalizations in either the short or longer run, and the program was not successful in improving labor-related outcomes such as absence and turnover. Finally, we show some evidence of spillovers within the family.