Do you suffer from migraines? If so, you may already know how expensive this problem can be, not only to you but to your family and even your employer.
People who suffer from migraines are referred to as migraineurs, and they pay a large cost to their quality of life. Their bank account may suffer as well. The health care costs for a family with a migraineur average a seventy percent increase over that of other families.
Migraines can also lead to lost income as work is missed due to the headaches. Some people may also wonder if their days of missed work has led them to be passed over for promotions and raises as well.
But before judging the employer, consider the costs to the company. In the United States, migraines have been estimated to cost employers over twenty-four billion dollars every year. Roughly half of that cost is due to indirect expenses like missed productivity, worker’s compensation, and short-term disability.
These cost estimates do not include the cost of “presenteeism,” which refers to the lost productivity of employees who report to work with a migraine.
The highest migraine-related cost to employers is outpatient care, which is very high among migraine sufferers.
Employers in the United States spend about $6.2 billion on outpatient care for migraines, and an estimated $5.2 billion for migraine-related prescription drugs. Additional costs include emergency room visits and inpatient care.
The employer-related costs of migraine headaches is a problem not only in the United States, but overseas as well. The United Kingdom, for example, has estimated that they experience twenty-five million days each year that are lost from work or school due to migraine headaches of workers and students. The loss in productivity is such a problem that employers are encouraging preventative treatments to reduce costs over time.
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