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Integrated Benefits Institute
Type: Nonprofit research organization
Focus: Employer health and productivity research
Funding: Employers and benefits industry
Data source: Employer benefits claims (commercially-insured workers)
Overview
Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) conducts research on health-related productivity costs to US employers. Their data is drawn from employer benefits claims, representing commercially-insured workers who typically have better health outcomes than uninsured or Medicaid populations.
Key Research
- 2025: Poor health costs US employers $575 billion/year in productivity losses
- Chronic condition prevalence: 78% of US employees have at least one chronic condition (2025), up from 71% (2021)
- Lost productivity: 1.5 billion days annually, including 540 million workdays from chronic conditions
- Cost breakdown: $225.8B/year absenteeism (CDC), remainder presenteeism
Timeline
- 2025-01-01 — Published updated employer productivity loss figure: $575B/year, up from previous $530B estimate
- 2025-01-01 — Reported 78% chronic condition prevalence among US employees, 7 percentage point increase since 2021