Matria WellCare Outcomes
Below are case studies of two Matria WellCare clients that represent contrasting environments and employee populations, yet the results are very similar. These programs represent many successful programs that have been created and implemented by the professionals at Matria.

A municipal government who implemented a Matria designed wellness plan in October 2002 announced in August 2004 that in 2005 it would pass a 5% savings on to each employee opting for insurance. Below are shifts in risks for that population, comparing only people who participated in the Wellness Assessment in both 2003 and 2004:

Risk Factor	At Risk	At Risk
	in 2003	in 2004
Sedentary Lifestyle	51.2%	34.9%
Fruit and Vegetable Intake	89.5%	80.2%
Alcohol Use	15.1%	10.5%
Overweight	71.0%	69.8%
High Blood Pressure	19.2%	12.9%
Total Cholesterol:HDL	30.8%	25.0%
Five or More Risks	39.5%	29.1%

A large manufacturing company with employees at six locations, plus at sales and service locations around the world, has been using a Matria-designed wellness program since January 2000. While costs have not been evaluated due to several changes in plan design and vendors, the company is confident that the wellness program has contributed significantly to its cost containment efforts. Since January 2003 the company has offered only one healthcare option to its non-Union employees-a consumer driven plan. Below are shifts in risk that have occurred between those who participated in the Wellness Assessment in both 2001 and 2004. (Note: The program had been in place almost two years when the first assessment was done. Based on 1999 data collected using similar methodology, 83% of all employees were at risk due to physical inactivity.)

Risk Factor	At Risk	At Risk
	in 2003	in 2004
Sedentary Lifestyle	37.0%	29.9%
Fruit and Vegetable Intake	83.4%	76.2%
Alcohol Use	11.1%	9.2%
Overweight	68.6%	65.8%
Total Cholesterol:HDL	38.2%	25.0%
Five or More Risks	25.7%	17.7%

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