Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
Wellness programs, preventative health, chronic condition management and other types of heath management programs within health care plans are falling well short, due in large part to lack of utilization and awareness.
The holidays are upon us, and while the vast majority of employees want nothing more than a little R&R, even more want their companies to play Santa in their communities, according to a Randstad US survey of 1,232 U.S. adults.
Nearly one in four seniors describe reviewing their Medicare plan annually as among the top two most unpleasant activities, including getting a colonoscopy.
Health care organizations have continued to add employees in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many healthcare professionals are receiving pay increases as demand for them increases.
For the 13th year, global consulting firm Wolters Kluwer reviewed state insurance regulators market conduct actions and found that violations of claims and underwriting regulatory requirements continue to dominate.
While a direct cause and effect between a healthy workforce and superior share price returns is difficult to establish, there is growing evidence that the two are in some way correlated.
Thirty percent of workers say their workplace is complex and difficult to navigate, according to Siegel+Gales survey of more than 14,000 people in nine countries.