Health and wellness

EBA Rising Star in Advising Bridgette Reilly is becoming a benefit and wellness expert as she leads an intern development program.

Programs are becoming more comprehensive, with more companies focusing on fiscal programs while continuing to address physical and emotional wellness.

While supporters praise the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act’s consistent view of incentives across various laws, critics worry about patient discrimination.

Companies that offset the burden for employees with medical and support services are likely to see higher retention rates and improved productivity.

Although the new healthcare plan flamed out, the impact of its failure could affect executives until the next alternative is offered to replace the ACA.

There are many steps advisers should take to help employees identify their financial goals and save accordingly.

A majority of benefits execs say they were relieved to see the GOP’s healthcare plan fail, and instead would like Congress to focus on drug prices.

Prescription drugs said to account for more than 22% of premium dollar, but organization urges advisers not to lose sight of affordability goal.

EBA Rising Star in Advising Bridgette Reilly is becoming a benefit and wellness expert as she leads an intern development program.

The “Bold Goals” campaign seeks to reduce unhealthy days for the insurer’s workforce.

Although the new healthcare plan flamed out, the impact of its failure could affect executives until the next alternative is offered to replace the ACA.

The White House prodded House Republican leaders to make last-minute tweaks to their ACA replacement bill Thursday aimed at protecting “high-risk” patients before lawmakers leave Washington for their two-week spring break.

The Self-Insurance Protection Act, which protects medical stop-loss, passed this week with a 400-16 vote.

Employers are investing in more viable long-term solutions than moving employees to high-deductible plans, such as new incentives, DirectPath report shows.

The way that benefits professionals define these terms shapes the way we think about them, debates neurophysiologist Will Clower.

Some House Republicans are pushing back against pressure from the Trump administration to jump aboard its latest version of a GOP health bill.

Young advisers can diversify their services through better knowledge of the Medicare landscape and a stronger focus on HSAs.

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

Prior to rolling out health technologies to employees, benefits executives should try products to test effectiveness and ensure that they integrate with wellness initiatives.

House lawmakers hope Tuesday to release a new Trump administration-backed version of the health-care bill they had to abandon last month.