Autoimmune diseases can be difficult to identify and manage, leading to ongoing frustration and suffering for the estimated 50 million people who have them. Specifically-tailored benefits can provide affected employees with much-needed health resources and community.
The Cleveland Clinic defines autoimmune diseases as health conditions that occur when a person’s immune system attacks the body instead of defending it. There are more than a hundred autoimmune diseases, with a broad array of symptoms ranging from mild to severe, and women are more likely to have them then men. Some of the more well known include multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.
