It Saves To Be Healthy: Using the Tax Code To Incentivize Employer-Provided Wellness Benefits.

The article discusses the author's proposal to use the U.S. Tax Code to incentivize employer-provided wellness benefits for employees, and it mentions the popularity of health and wellness programs in America, as well as information about the obesity rates for adults, children, and adolescents in the country. Labor productivity costs are examined in relation to absenteeism, disability, and premature mortality. Employer-sponsored health insurance taxation is assessed.