The City of Oak Harbor received recognition as a WellCity by making outstanding commitments to employee health. As a result, each 2023 WellCity recipient receives a 2% premium discount on their AWC Employee Benefit Trust active medical premiums in 2024.
While a 2% discount on medical premiums is significant, the rewards of a healthy workplace can be felt across the organization, and have a positive impact on the community as well.
- WellCities are great places to work, with quality, sustainable benefits, and a workplace that supports employee wellbeing.
- A healthy workplace culture leads to happy, healthy, and productive employees, that are fully engaged in serving their communities.
- Reduced costs with decreased sick days, disability, health care claim costs, and workers' comp claims are a win for everyone.
With the Trust's self-insured medical programs, the efforts of these WellCities have a direct impact on the premiums paid by all Trust members. WellCities have lower claims costs and lower medical and pharmacy trend which leads to more stable premiums for the entire group.