Dr. Miles Varn
CEODr. Miles Varn is CEO of PinnacleCare, a health advisory services firm.
Dr. Miles Varn is CEO of PinnacleCare, a health advisory services firm.
For some employees, nothing their employer does will convince them to remain in their current job.
Even before demand for mental health services ratcheted up during the pandemic, it was often difficult for employees to access the care they needed.
Adding an array of wellness benefits to your offerings can help change the behaviors that increase the risk of health problems developing and encourage employees to take ownership of their health.
Making it easy and rewarding for remote employees to take part in wellness programs builds a sense of belonging and can also have a positive impact on the employees’ physical and mental health and well-being.
It's even more difficult for an employer to know when employees are facing difficult health problems and connect them with the benefits and resources that can help them.
What will happen when patients finally feel comfortable returning to their healthcare providers’ offices? One survey projects a possible 5.3% increase in health plan costs for large employers in 2021.
Employers can offer several resources and benefits to help reduce the stress and physical and mental health impact on employees who are caring for aging family members.
During COVID-19, it's more important than ever to build a communication strategy for available benefit offerings.
Employers can help employees prepare for and manage high healthcare costs related to COVID-19 as well as large medical bills related to other health conditions such as serious illness or accidents several ways.
Employers can consider several alternatives to craft an open enrollment and benefits education and engagement strategy that addresses these issues.