VADA Case Study
Top Money Makers Say “Yes” to Noe
The Vermont Automobile Dealers Association (VADA) is utilizing
Dr. Noe’s award winning health and productivity management
program to enhance the well-being of their employees, decrease
their health care costs, and increase their productivity.
VADA is comprised of 171 auto dealers totaling over 6800 employees.
Approximately 100 of these dealerships and 2400 employees
participate in the VADA insurance trust.
This program is a win-win situation for all involved. In
just 18 months, the program not only won Governor James Douglas’
Gold Award for Worksite Wellness, but it also decreased both
direct and indirect healthcare costs as well as increased
employees’ health significantly.
- VADA excess direct health care costs were reduced by an
estimated $315,817 leading to a 4.6 to 1 return on investment
- VADA excess indirect health care costs were reduced by
an estimated $1,143,657 leading to a 16.5 to 1 return on
investment
- Combining the cost savings of direct and indirect health
care costs gave VADA an overall 21.1 to 1 return on investment
($21.10 saved for every dollar invested)
- VADA experienced only a 0.2% increase in per member claims
cost last year (2005) compared to a national average of
over 7%.
What Goes Down Picks the Business Up
Several risk factor reductions were remarkable for employees
with 2 health screenings
- 36% reduction in the incidence of hypertension
- 16% reduction in the incidence of high cholesterol
- 35% reduction in multiple cardiovascular risks
- 17% reduction in smokers
- 21% reduction of physically inactive employees
- 25% reduction of excessive stress (both work and personal)
The Pedometer Challenge proved victorious for the
wellness program.
- 1067 participants took over 732 million steps during the
12-week challenge beating the daily step goal of 10,000
by 1,728 steps daily.
- A 47% reduction in the incidence of high blood pressure
was found in participants who did both the screening and
the pedometer program.
- 63% of participants reported improved energy during the
challenge
- 42% of participants reported weight loss
- 50% experienced reduced stress
- 55% slept better
- 72% of participants felt motivated to continue walking
after the challenge was over
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