Despite worries about post-Affordable Care Act costs foremployers rising, worksite healthcare seems to be a growing trend,according to surveys from both TowersWatson and the NationalBusiness Group on Health.

“We found it interesting that there is a lot of support foronsite health centers,” says Allan Khoury, a senior healthmanagement consultant for Towers Watson. “Senior managers weresatisfied with the concept and they remain satisfied—even a bitmore satisfied—as time goes on.”

According to Khoury, about a 30% of companies with more than1,000 employees have some kind of worksite health care, whetherthat is defined as a single nurse or a full health center withmultiple doctors and nurse-practitioners. More than 50% ofrespondents in Towers Watson's recent survey regarding onsitehealth centers said they currently offer or plan to offer healthservices to employees' dependents. In the National Business Groupon Health's August 2012 survey on large employer health plans, 46%of respondents maintained onsite health clinics, and 9% more wereconsidering implementing them.