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FOR some time now, business and healthcare experts have been touting the benefits of company wellness programs, which promote lifestyle changes and preventive healthcare measures to reduce healthcare costs. Now, data from a three-year study of Humana Inc.'s wellness and rewards program, HumanaVitality, shows that employees engaged with the health incentive program had fewer unscheduled absences, lower overall health claims costs and fewer visits to the hospital and emergency room.