For more than two decades, Hewitt Associates' health care survey has tracked employer health care practices, benefit programs, and efforts to provide and manage workforce health benefits. In 2008, Hewitt commissioned two surveys focusing on employer and employee health care trends and views.

About The Road Ahead – Emerging Health Trends Employer Survey

This survey highlights responses from 508 executives collectively represent more than 8 million employees from a broad spectrum of industries. The survey focuses on employer-sponsored health care programs and other benefits, including short- and long-term cost trends, strategy, and design features. In addition, it covers employers' practices, views, and perspectives regarding managing health care costs, improving workforce health and productivity, and cost prevention — allowing us to identify trends, critical business issues, and opportunities as they develop.

About The Road Ahead – Employee Views on Health Survey

This survey addresses participants' attitudes about personal health and the health care system. This year, nearly 30,000 employees representing a variety of industries responded to the survey, giving Hewitt a window into the attitudes and behaviors of employees on health and health care.

The results from both surveys are presented in the document Survey Findings: Two Roads Diverged: Hewitt's Annual Health Care Survey 2008. Click here to access a PDF of the survey findings.

Printed copies of the survey findings are available by contacting Hewitt Associates at (847) 295-5000.