Health and wellness

To help employers contain costs, these advisers are revamping their healthcare supply chain.

Employers must take action to address the mental health among their employees.

Mental health programs are a fine start but psychoeducation could help workers identify and deal with depression and anxiety.

These megadeals have the potential to restructure the industry and wring out some of its most egregious inefficiencies.

Incentives play key role in the overall success of emotional and financial wellness programs.

A $50 deduction was announced due to a change in the inflation adjustment calculations for 2018 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Workers with a high-deductible health plan will be better off setting up a health savings account, which offers tax benefits for savings earmarked for future medical expenses.

As more employers move to self-insure, carriers are in search of new value propositions.

More are embracing the insurance model, as firms realize cost savings, plan flexibility and employee satisfaction that can manifest itself as soon as the first year after implementation.

At a World Health Care Congress session, advisers learned new ways to get the attention of their clients’ top executives.

As more employers move to self-insure, carriers are in search of new value propositions.

For employees with HDHPs, these two savings vehicles offer numerous advantages.

CVS Health Corp. said it’s making progress in the regulatory review of its $68 billion deal to buy health insurer Aetna

The percentage of employers offering benefits including telemedicine, stress reduction programs and 24-hour nurse lines jump to accommodate an always-on workforce.

More are embracing the insurance model, as firms realize cost savings, plan flexibility and employee satisfaction that can manifest itself as soon as the first year after implementation.

For employees with HDHPs, these two savings vehicles offer numerous advantages.

But many advisers remain optimistic that the three-way partnership will succeed at restructuring healthcare costs.

H-E-B’s facilities boost workers’ investment in health and put a primary care mindset first.

Advisers need to guide their clients around these three obstacles.

Companies should build a culture of tolerance, educate employees so they can challenge misconceptions and offer benefits that make seeking care convenient and private.