Integrated_Benefits_Institute
Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) is a United States national not-for profit organization created in 1995 with more than 700 members providing modeling and measurement tools across benefits programs, research and analysis, and a discussion and education forum.[1] IBI is an independent resource for health and productivity research, measurement and benchmarking.[2]
The Integrated Benefits Institute is supported by insurers, drug companies and employers.[3]
Examples of findings in IBI studies include:
- Employers that shift too much of the cost of drugs to workers in their company health plans could wind up losing more than they save, through absenteeism and lost productivity[4]
- Employers severely underestimate the prevalence and lost productivity costs of depression[5]
- The importance of addressing co-morbidities—employees with multiple chronic health conditions drive the largest effects on productivity loss[6]
- Companies that effectively manage health-related productivity as a corporate best practice also tend to be more profitable[7]