Employees’ health and professional success go hand-in-hand. Here’s how to support both

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When your health takes a serious hit, it can impact more than just your physical well-being — a major health event can result in someone losing control of their finances as well as their personal and professional life.

A recent survey by Cigna found that 31% of employees have experienced a serious health event that had a negative impact on their work or career advancement, and about one in five people said a serious health event resulted in them losing control of their finances.

Amanda Schiavo
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Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.


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