Wellness

A rumored acquisition could give the nation’s largest employer control of healthcare for its 1.5 million U.S. employees, drive down costs and increase the number of employers looking to disrupt the industry.

These vehicles are already popular, but advisers can help encourage even greater participation and savings.

Addressing musculoskeletal disorders could cut presenteeism and other medical costs in large and small workplaces.

Hailed as a more rational way for employers to pay for healthcare, the case highlight’s the strategy’s risks.

Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. toward the same solution.

Three hundred large hospital systems are teaming up to control rising drug costs. But even their firepower might not be enough.

The New York hospital system is transitioning to a centralized human capital management to improve health outcomes, reduce employee turnover and save $15 million a year.

Without having done much yet, Amazon.com is already transforming U.S. healthcare – and not necessarily for the better.

Employers should offer employees life coaching and digital health engagement tools, teach mindfulness exercises and reduce the barriers to benefits workers already have.

Hailed as a more rational way for employers to pay for healthcare, the case highlight’s the strategy’s risks.