Health and wellness

A digital platform teaches employees how to grow their own vegetables to encourage mental and physical wellness.

Employers can provide employees with access to mental health tools that help them navigate disability leave more effectively.

The study found that younger adults, women, Black people, adults not living in cities and those with low education, low income and lacking health insurance were most likely to say they didn’t plan on getting a vaccine.

In an effort to help workers face the rising cost of living, but still see stagnant wages, many employers embraced technologies that offer Earned Wage Access.

Beginning April 1, Humana will join a Cigna purchasing organization called Ascent Health Services to give it access to greater discounts from drugmakers.

Virtual communication is becoming more hostile during the pandemic, as employees deal with stress and let their guard down online.

Employers are tasked with implementing well-being benefits and other innovative solutions to keep employees engaged as remote work continues.

States are cutting mental healthcare resources during the pandemic, despite growing numbers of people struggle with depression, anxiety and substance abuse issues.

HR pros and brokers will learn how financial wellness is connected to mental and physical health during this three-day virtual event.

Employees are eager for wellness benefits that support them with mental health, stress management and other pandemic-caused challenges.

A third-party administrator advises employers on factors to consider before switching from traditional insurance.

Innovative advisers are driving two disruptive benefits trends that both improve the quality of care and reduce year-over-year healthcare costs.

Currently, less than 8% of the American population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We recognize that we did not adequately acknowledge the epidemic unfolding in our communities or the terrible impact of opioid misuse," McKinsey said on its website.

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.

Holiday stress, political uncertainty and COVID-related financial challenges all contributed to the decrease in employee well-being at the end of 2020.

Traditional PBMs shroud their compensation and drug costs.

Initial vaccine distribution largely hinges on place of work, prioritizing health care personnel, long-term care facilities and then other essential workers such as teachers, grocery store workers and firefighters.