U.S. Surgeon General’s Report May Spur More Wellness Program Activity

A U.S. Surgeon General’s Report issued in January marks fifty years since the Surgeon General’s landmark report in 1964 that set in motion a nationwide campaign to reduce and hopefully eliminate tobacco smoking in the United States. Also in January, rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect, enhancing employers’ ability to provide financial incentives to employees to "kick the habit!"