Health and wellness

The employer is now working directly with Henry Ford health system to provide workers with cheaper and higher quality care.

Untreated stress, anxiety and depression are bad for employees and “bad for business” — here’s what the employer did to fix it.

No other savings vehicle can claim this level of tax advantage.

Tech companies discuss why blockchain is a secure way to share medical data — and why it may hold great promise in the benefits sphere.

The rising cost of care is hurting employee pocketbooks, but with reforms on the horizon, these are the key areas worth watching.

Tools like wearables could make a significant difference when tracking and monitoring worker health over time.

“The mental health crisis has been growing, getting worse,” says National Alliance CEO Michael Thompson.

Shadiah Sigala helped to found Kinside when she was seeking out the right employee benefits for working parents.

A new study finds that physical activity could help workers get more done.

Also, unique working parent benefits are in great demand, says the Benny Award winner.

When a new mom had requested a flexible work schedule, her manager assumed that meant she was no longer interested in opportunities for growth at the company.

Social impact is a major theme among Gen Z employees and is something employers should not ignore.

The overall health impact of loneliness and social isolation is on par with smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Patrick Kennedy and the CEO of benefits company Optum discuss the state of mental health benefits at HLTH.

Here are the most underused benefit and the best retention tool, according to this Benny Award winner.

Employees enrolled in certain employer-sponsored health plans can pay zero out of pocket for their first three visits to a physical therapist or chiropractor.

Open enrollment should be treated as an ongoing activity that maximizes the return on benefits investment, as well as increases employee well-being and satisfaction.

Employers are finding that workers like the predictability of a traditional healthcare plan and that providing more generous plans can help with recruiting in a tight labor market.