According to The Greater Milwaukee Annual Report on Health Care 2006:

• In 2006, employers were slightly more aggressive in implementing prevention and wellness strategies.
  
  
• 2/3 of employers had at least one program in place -- up from 59% in 2005.
  
  
• Interest in wellness/prevention activities depended on employer size. 96% of companies with more than 500 employees offered a prevention or wellness program.
  
  
• Less than 1/3 of companies with less than 20 employees offered wellness programs.
  
  
• For all employers, the use of nurse/medical lines was the most popular approach.
  Health risk assessments and disease management programs showed the greatest increase in popularity, both jumping from 14% in 2005 to 24% in 2006.
  
  
• Large companies (more than 500 employees) were most likely to utilize health risk assessments and disease management programs (74% and 63% of respondents, respectively).
  
  
• Fewer than 5% of small businesses (less than 50 employees) used health risk assessments and fewer than 15% used disease management programs.
  

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