Health and wellness

More companies want to have a ‘net positive’ impact on their community, and are turning to their employee health initiatives to make it happen.

Employers are lowering their own premiums through coinsurance and high deductibles. But efforts to help workers control their spending through smarter healthcare decisions have met with less success.

The move is part of a broader effort to raise productivity by reducing employee time spent traveling to and waiting for care.

Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.

The majority of employers plan to continue or even expand their well-being programs in the next three to five years, according to recent research from the NBGH and Fidelity.

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.

The agency’s Deputy Associate Chief Counsel responds to questions concerning three different types of wellness incentives and their tax status.

Too many initiatives focus solely on physical health, ignoring the other pillars such as financial, social, community and career well-being, says NFP’s Deb Smolensky.

Too many initiatives focus solely on physical health, ignoring the other pillars such as financial, social, community and career well-being, says NFP’s Deb Smolensky.

The first ACA reporting season was traumatic for many employers. But the hard-learned lessons should lead to a much better process for the 2016 plan year.

The National Business Group on Health embraces a proposal to eliminate the excise tax, but is wary of efforts to cap the employee income exclusion for health benefits.

By quickly collecting and presenting employee health data, these custom risk engines provide dynamic insights into your employee population with just a few clicks.

Depending on factors like demographics, geography, environment, and heredity, the healthcare-needs profile of an employee base can vary widely, even between companies in the same industry, says AdminaHealth’s Arthur Jonokuchi.

As financial wellness awareness grows in the workplace, some advisers are making a push to connect health and wealth.

The healthcare industry is focused on utilization prediction and cost transparency tools, but something quite basic is missing: Teaching people basic terms that they need to know to make informed decisions, says Airbo’s Vlad Gyster.

As financial wellness awareness grows in the workplace, some advisers are making a push to connect health and wealth.

Today’s workforce needs realistic benefits that solve everyday challenges and maximize convenience, says ACI Specialty Benefits’ Erin Krehbiel.

Depending on factors like demographics, geography, environment, and heredity, the healthcare-needs profile of an employee base can vary widely, even between companies in the same industry, says AdminaHealth’s Arthur Jonokuchi.

Employers spend a ton of money on wellness, yet many programs fail to engage employees over the long term. Emily Noll, national director of wellness with CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. shares 10 reasons employees don’t like wellness programs.

Employees are unsure of how to choose benefits and save for medical expenses, according to Alegeus research.