One of the major thrusts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is an increased focus on prevention and wellness,
Regardless of the ongoing debate, healthcare reform is now the law of the land, and we need to begin the process of developing meaningful consumer-oriented products and solutions.
Self-funding is a great way to understand healthcare costs and provide a company the opportunity to benefit from any savings that a health care strategy might generate.
One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.
This year we have worked extremely hard to totally redesign this years Corporate Wellness Conference and Employer Healthcare Congress.
As I reflect on the excitement and growth of the 3rd Annual Employer Healthcare Congress, I think of a quote from one of our Keynote speakers, Bill Rancic,
It's a fact. One of the key items an employer can realize by going into
Incentives motivate behavior change, yet there is a widening gap between those of us who use incentives to encourage healthy
Health care reform has America's employers scrambling to ensure they
One of the advantages of self-funding for employers in Texas is the ability to include cross-border healthcare.
Faced with uncertainty about the potential effects healthcare reform will have on employee benefits,
The industry had a lot of momentum in 2009 as many insurance companies moved
A shift is taking place in workplaces across America. Women are repositioning their careers in and in the process, are looking for something different.
A speaker at a recent Voluntary Employee Benefits Board conference pleaded with attendees to take a fresh look at their product development processes and commit to significantly improve them.
Open enrollment this year might prove to be more confusing for workers t
A good way to reduce health care costs and increase vitality and productivity in your organization is to increase resilience to prevent or eliminate depression.
Now that the Patient Care and Affordability Act, otherwise known
If you are one of the millions of American workers who rush to work every morning just to sit down for 8 to 10 hours you might not want to "sit this one out."�
When we examine the voluntary benefits landscape, certain features rise to the obvious. For example, few voluntary participants doubt the desirability,
According to a 2009 study by Harvard researchers, 62 percent of personal
An increasing number of companies are implementing wellness programs in an effort to help employees adopt healthy behaviors,
Does stress hormone cortisol cause weight gain, depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
The benefits of promoting healthy lifestyles in the workplace have been proven; good employee health boosts productivity,
The buzzword among employers, especially this year, is wellness. Many employers have put an employee plan in place that includes a wellness element. However,
An increasing number of companies are implementing wellness programs in an effort to help employees adopt healthy behaviors, increase productivity and tame medical costs.
One of the most commonly used drugs to relieve pain and fever, acetaminophen is contained in a number of prescription medications and is a popular over-the-counter medication.
The cold and flu season is right around the corner. Expect sneezes, sniffling and snot from the coworker who just borrowed your stapler.
It's easy to understand why many large firms (1,000 to 5,000+ lives) opt for self-funded healthcare plans "" they can be an effective way to mitigate the escalating cost of healthcare.
Last week, I read a few articles that were lambasting last quarter's McKinsey Health care research study.
Over the last twenty years, we have seen the emergence of a major trend in North America: employee health and wellness are suffering.
It doesn't matter if someone is managing a nation or a four-person professional service firm; leading like a dictator leads straight to the gutter.
Poor diet and physical inactivity can lead to many chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes,
An estimated 133 million Americans are currently living with one or more chronic conditions "" a figure that is only expected to grow as the baby boomer generation ages.
Stress is a part of life and work. It doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman. Similar things create stress for both men and women.
Breast cancer is the 5th leading cause of death among women over the age of 40.
No one wants to hear that an employee has cancer. The news of such a devastating disease brings images of emotional sadness and uncertainty.
Diabetes is a disease caused by elevated blood sugar with medical complications, which are costly and devastating.
Stress is the plague of our nonstop, hyper, 21st Century lifestyle.
One of the major thrusts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is an increased focus on prevention and wellness,
Studies and word-of-mouth in recent years have brought much needed attention to the connection between dental care and a person's overall health.
For years, most wellness communication had been riddled with corporate-speak and jargon instead of clear, concise language aimed at busy employees with short attention spans.
As a component of corporate wellness programs, cancer screening provides one of the most direct and immediate health benefits.
Last year alone, over 50,000 people died of Colon Cancer.
We just passed the one year anniversary of the Healthcare Reform law on March 23, 2011.
Cancer is a life threatening illness much like a heart attack is a life threatening occurrence
I am very excited at this year's upcoming Employer Healthcare Congress, October 26-28th, 2011 in Chicago.
Six years ago, my friend, whom I shall call Susan, sat before her home computer, poised to send one of her elegant emails,
For many years, corporate wellness programs focused almost entirely on movement programming,
This indeed did seem like the only option for Richard James Verone, a 59-year-old from North Carolina,
We all understand that employee productivity boosts bottom line.
