Health and wellness

An innovative program has employees shedding pounds without giving up their favorite food.

Workers’ inability to manage expenses has big consequences for employers, including lower productivity and higher healthcare costs.

Smaller companies are missing out on cost-saving opportunities, including self-funding, narrow networks and pharmacy benefit carve-outs.

Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.

The disconnect is leading to treatments that don’t get to the root of the cause, new research finds.

Using incentives and teamwork, Bazaarvoice breathed new life into its workforce.

The disconnect is leading to treatments that don’t get to the root of the cause, new research finds.

If your workplace wellness program isn’t aligning with employer strategy and culture, don’t plan on it being successful.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, driven by growth at its Optum technology and consulting unit.

Employers are struggling to keep up with Affordable Care Act requirements — a top priority in HUB International survey.

Despite mounting evidence that cash and other incentives can significantly boost participation, the majority of these programs fail to provide meaningful inducements.

Employers are increasingly adopting reference based pricing and reimbursements as a way to more effectively determine and control health costs.

The company’s new “Preferred Partnership” arrangement with a select network of local providers aims for cost savings and a superior patient experience.

The season is a great time to catch up on the latest thinking and best practices. Here are the editors’ must-read picks.

In the pursuit of reduced workplace anxiety, firms are weighing just how to deliver corporate-based serenity.

An innovative program has employees shedding pounds without giving up their favorite food.

It’s not as mysterious as it’s often made out to be. New findings clearly show that people are more confident about purchasing health plans when they can address their questions to another person.

Eliminating the tax maximum would fix much of the program's shortfall, but it could also bring unintended consequences.

Expenses associated with the routine birth of a child can differ by more than $20,000, a Castlight Health study finds.

Eliminating the tax maximum would fix much of the program's shortfall, but it could also bring unintended consequences.