Health and wellness

Every delayed preventative screening, test or check-up can result in a failure to discover a serious medical condition that requires treatment. That raises treatment costs down the line for both company health plan and employee.

With new stressors compounding on employees each day, it’s not enough just to offer emotional support. Employers must proactively invest in equitable wellness programs that consider individuals’ unique needs and struggles.

Helping employees prepare for important life events like getting a pet is a core purpose of benefits packages. However, traditional benefit plans aren’t always designed with pet parents in mind.

COVID-19 has many professional women reevaluating their priorities.

Mobile optometrist 20/20 On-site is making it easier for people to use their vision benefits during the pandemic.

A workforce with a greater number of financially stressed workers sees a greater number of sick days, higher healthcare costs, and increased absenteeism.

Employee mental and cognitive health has deteriorated since the start of COVID-19, but managers can intervene by taking some important steps.

Learn what these pre-tax accounts can buy to help deal with the pandemic.

For EAPs, delivering culturally competent care means understanding the needs of a diverse workforce and ensuring that the elements of all services meet those needs strategically.

These advisers and strategic consultants have diverse backgrounds and a drive for excellence that goes beyond the traditional broker responsibilities.

Learn how screen time affects vision health and what employees can do to protect their eyes while working from home.

The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute” to remind users about the end of the work day and suggest tasks to help workers wind down.

Economic insecurity, changes to work and life patterns and isolation are taking a toll on employees. How can employers help?

Ginsburg’s death throws an already chaotic general election campaign during a pandemic into more turmoil. But in the longer term, her absence from the bench could accelerate a trend underway to get cases to the Supreme Court toward invalidating the ACA and rolling back reproductive freedoms for women.

Increased financial education at work can help your employees understand how the rest of your benefits package supports their financial goals.

Let go of what’s out of your control to be more productive and positive during COVID.

“It's still one of the most underserved communities when it comes to safe, accessible and reliable healthcare,” says Soltan Bryce, the head of growth at Plume.

A knowledgeable benefit broker or consultant is critical for helping organizations make the right behavioral health choices for their employee population.

A coalition of employers is on a crusade to cut company spending on drugs nationwide by simply noting the cheaper choices already available, drawing the ire of drugmakers.

Depression screenings can improve employee mental health and save employers millions on disability claims.