Health and wellness

Employee productivity should be the main focus for employers, according to a new Xerox study.

Brokers seek to break the stereotypes around EAPs while also building plan participation among millennials.

After California's drug regulation initiative failed, Ohio is the next state to vote on how to keep prescription prices in check.

Emotional intelligence training benefits employees in financial, mental wellbeing, experts say.

Employee productivity should be the main focus for employers, according to a new Xerox study.

Effective use of well-being advocates in the workplace varies by employer size.

Speakers at EBA’s 2016 conferences, including Limelight Health’s Michael Lujan, encourage consultants to expand service offerings and take advantage of new business opportunities.

Employees are five times more likely to purchase a product recommended by software than not.

Emotional intelligence training benefits employees in financial, mental well-being, experts say.

Enrollment in hospital indemnity, critical illness and accident products can impact the ability of an individual enrolled in a qualified HDHP plan to contribute to a health savings account.

Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.

After California's drug regulation initiative failed, Ohio is the next state to vote on how to keep prescription prices in check.

Educating employees on money management is rarely the solution to financial stress; action is critical.

Strategic use of data is the next frontier for savvy employers to more accurately zero in on how to best spend healthcare benefit dollars, says Businessolver’s Rae Shanahan.

Brokers view Rep. Tom Price’s medical qualifications as a boon for the office that will reshape health reform, but worry about tax treatment of benefits.

John Caldarella, leader of Aon’s active exchange, sees PBEs as an ‘enabling mechanism’ for employers on the road to CDHPs.

The sense among some industry experts is that the private exchange market is ripe for even more growth.

Tom Price’s nomination has employers hoping the Trump administration will give a “thoughtful relook” to healthcare reform that focuses on cost.

Health savings accounts do not always fit compatibly with many benefits and as such can cause some employers to make some uncomfortable adjustments, says attorney Christopher A. Beinecke.

How can employers help workers build the skills, habits and behaviors that drive both individual and workplace well-being?