Smoking and Health Care Costs: How Soon After Quitting Do Companies See Savings?
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
While an individual will likely feel the health benefits of quitting tobacco within weeks or months, it actually takes a little longer to affect health care costs. After someone quits, an analysis in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found, the savings in health care costs start to show after 18 months. At a year and a half post-quit, continuous sustained quitters had $541 less in healthcare costs EACH QUARTER than continuing smokers. That translates to more than $2000 per year per quitter in health care costs saved! In short, there are both immediate effects and longer-term benefits that are good for your bottom line when your employees quit tobacco.
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