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One thing that came up in the podcast with the PWC folks was that other countries seem to be going for the stick. I think CNN did a piece recently on how Japanese companies are measuring waistlines and making life miserable and costly for folks that have too much pudge. The employer community has gotten...

I'm always shocked at the low numbers when it comes to wellness participation. Does anyone have thoughts about the old carrot v. stick idea to get people to participate? It sounds like you're advocating that this is something people do to save costs in the long run -- which sounds like a good idea in...

You can get a job via your social network and you can lose a job because of it. But can social networking really drive benefits participation, better health and retirement understanding or any of the rest of the "to do" items benefit brokers and employers are struggling to accomplish.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has come out with some research on larger employer wellness programs. The study shows that just about half of the folks surveyed think the programs aren't doing what they're supposed to -- driving down costs and boosting productivity. Putting that aside, another half of those surveyed...

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