Health and wellness

Combining the two employee resources can lead to increased adoption and improved health for participants.

Software analytics firm sees positive results from its campus health center.

Healthier businesses will receive higher-than-expected rate increases because they are now being pooled with the less healthy plans that may include employees who smoke and engage in other unhealthy behaviors.

Mollie O’Brien, director of total rewards at BASF Corp., shares how the chemicals and plastics company approaches work-life benefits to increase employee engagement.

As the number of consumer-driven health plans continues to increase, employers are looking to voluntary benefits to help offset potential gaps in coverage.

The Commission has no business pursuing a lawsuit involving a health risk assessment that is part of a group health plan that falls into the ADA’s safe harbor.

Software analytics firm SAS sees positive results from its use of on-site health clinics.

Shifting employee coverage to Medicaid represents a lost opportunity to improve business processes and may prove costly in the long run for businesses in thin-margin industries that can least afford high absenteeism.U

A percentage of any staff is overweight. Current theory holds an obese workforce can negatively affect profitability. But healthcare consultant Linda Riddell says companies like Wal-Mart and other firms counter the conventional wisdom.

Large employers like Wal-Mart show this health costs-based assumption doesn’t always add up.

Combining the two employee resources can lead to increased adoption and improved health for participants.

From physical danger to psychological stress, some jobs might not be right for someone with a low pressure threshold. According to a new CareerCast report on the most and least stressful jobs of 2016, here are 10 where stress can be a major issue. CareerCast’ s ranking system for stress considers 11 different job demands which can reasonably be expected to evoke stress, including travel, growth potential and competitiveness.

To strengthen relationships, proactive brokers are implementing innovative options such as onsite clinics.

In the three years since private health insurance exchanges have reshaped the landscape for managing active employee populations, attention has shifted from enrollment numbers to changes in employee behavior.

Employees have more responsibility than ever for both the cost and control of their health, yet they are getting confusing guidance about how frequently they should be assessing their health risk.

Organizations look to help workers cope with increased levels of workplace stress through programs that teach employees how to become more resilient.

While employers are applauding the recent Flambeau wellness program court decision, they still need to be mindful of how the EEOC views ‘gateway’ HRAs.

It is estimated that 4.8 million Americans of working age have cancer, and according to a recent study in the journal Cancer.

Joe Laurin, president of Fidelity Health Marketplace, discusses how the company’s newly launched private exchange will integrate with its 401(k) recordkeeping business.

Health and wellness initiatives present a golden opportunity for advisers to strengthen local bonds and develop new business connections.