Wellness

Employers can take immediate steps to help hospitals ensure that employees, dependents — and all patients — are in better shape after they leave the hospital than when they went in.

When it comes to well-being programs, game mechanics are about understanding why, rather than now, employees make the choices they do.

The telecommunications firm partners with WebMD for a weight loss program that helped nearly two-thirds of participants shed unwanted pounds.

Advisers say many of their clients have built well-being programs with biometric screenings, health risk assessments and other features.

Boston College’s Alicia Munnell says cajoling participants’ is not enough to boost retirement rates.

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

While employers debate the ROI of wellness programs, a more pressing concern is the cost of poor workplace health. New research shows lost productivity due to employee comes with a huge price tag.

Faced with rising insurance premiums, employees are poised to change the rules of the game by demanding cost transparency and quality information, says adviser Mark Gaunya.

The accounting and consulting firm hires many millennials and estimates that up to 15,000 of its 46,000 employees have one or more student loans.

Employees at companies that take a multi-channel approach to programs fare better than others, finds new research from Financial Finesse.