Health and wellness

Employees can contribute more fully to the organization when they have a better understanding of its goals and challenges.

Even as we overcome COVID-19, the rise of mental health conditions and non-communicable diseases is reshaping households, companies and countries.

Unlike private health insurance, Part D drug plans have no cap on patients’ 5% coinsurance costs once they hit $6,550 in drug spending, which forces patients to rely on financial assistance programs. These arrangements, however, do nothing to reduce drug prices.

By enabling employee access to vaccines, employers can help end this pandemic more quickly.

Although it shows promise for reducing unnecessary healthcare spending and costs, and for improving decision making without adverse effects on clinical outcomes, shared decision making adoption has not been widespread.

The large self-insured healthcare provider network added new regions and partnered with programs to help consumers cope with quarantine challenges.

HR pros and benefit professionals shared their thoughts and advice on everything from mental health benefits to stimulus checks.

It is critically important that leaders recognize and find creative ways to overcome the not-so-virtual burnout to engage effectively with colleagues and customers, while also remaining productive.

More than 60% of employees plan to work during the holidays because of COVID-19 anxieties, which will lead to burnout.