Health and wellness

The telecommunications firm partners with WebMD for a weight loss program that helped nearly two-thirds of its employees shed unwanted pounds.

Why advisers and employers should create plans that address several factors that impact employee health, says Veer Gidwaney.

To achieve the benefits of well-being initiatives, including health improvement, talent acquisition, employee performance and retention, company culture must fully support them.

The Northeast Business Group on Health says digital tools can make a difference in controlling chronic conditions among employees.

Employers are incorporating managing healthy senses with well-being benefits for a more holistic approach.

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

Affordable Care Act’s loopholes and inefficiencies are creating losses among carriers and they, in turn, are pressing advisers, says Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute.

The key issue for benefit plan sponsors in Zubik v. Burwell is whether the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-coverage mandate requirements and its accommodation violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Tired workers are rampant in the workplace, and companies need to wake up to reality or face continued loss of productivity.

Cornerstone Insurance Group beefs up its offerings – and even hires a staff wellness director – to win over plan sponsors.

Advisers and employers are incorporating managing healthy senses with well-being benefits for a more holistic approach.

Employers can take immediate steps to help hospitals ensure that employees, dependents — and all patients — are in better shape after they leave the hospital than when they went in.

When it comes to well-being programs, game mechanics are about understanding why, rather than now, employees make the choices they do.

The telecommunications firm partners with WebMD for a weight loss program that helped nearly two-thirds of participants shed unwanted pounds.

Advisers say many of their clients have built well-being programs with biometric screenings, health risk assessments and other features.

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

While employers debate the ROI of wellness programs, a more pressing concern is the cost of poor workplace health. New research shows lost productivity due to employee comes with a huge price tag.

Faced with rising insurance premiums, employees are poised to change the rules of the game by demanding cost transparency and quality information, says adviser Mark Gaunya.

The looming Cadillac tax is causing clients to be cautious when it comes to contributing to workers’ health savings accounts.

The Cornerstone Insurance Group beefs up its offerings — and even hires a staff wellness director — to win over clients.