Some of the biggest corporations in America have unveiled a group called The CEO Council on Health and Innovation, aimed at reducing the country's healthcare costs by urging other corporate leaders to help improve employee health by embracing wellness programs, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune.
Some of the companies involved in the group are Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America and Aetna. The groups healthcare benefits cover a combined 150 million people.
The group said it formed to serve as a leader to the business community in the U.S. "in improving employee and community health and reducing costs," according to the report.
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