Recent studies show that an increasing number of employers are offering some sort of wellness program to their employees in an effort to reduce medical costs. With the price of insurance skyrocketing and the comprehensiveness of these policies falling rapidly, it is more important than ever to adopt the idea of prevention. These employers feel that these programs which aid employees in quitting smoking, losing weight, and early screening for cancer will reduce the number of cases which require treatment, which will lower costs for the entire group. What is the true value of these programs, and do enough employees take advantage of them?