Without a master plan or major investment, Harold Jackson, the CEO of Colorado-based medical equipment company Buffalo Supply, established a wellness program for his 18 employees. About five years ago ...
The American College of Surgeons recently announced its new well-being initiative for surgeons. This wellness program has lofty goals: [The ACS] recognizes the need to foster well-being, resilience, ...
According to a RAND Corporation study in 2013, 85% of U.S. companies employing 1,000 people or more offer some sort of workplace wellness program. This is fantastic, right? But Gallup research shows ...
A proposal is simply a convincing argument in support of an idea. Therefore, a proposal to start an employee wellness program in the workplace must convince management that the idea is a good one that ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover corporate wellness, employee well-being and health trends. Most employers strive for a healthy, happy and productive ...
Over the past couple of years, numerous large employers and their health plan fiduciaries have faced lawsuits regarding their health plan’s ...
Companies looking to manage their overall spending on employee health care and reduce the amount of productivity lost due to employee absences often institute employee wellness programs to promote ...
As health care costs have increased, employers have scrambled to find creative ways to help employees pay for benefits without decreasing their net paychecks or paying an employer contribution to ...
Financial incentives created under the Affordable Care Act can help promote employer wellness programs and support preventive services utilization. ABSTRACTObjectives: Using a large natural experiment ...
First responders in Lubbock are highlighting department wellness programs designed to give officers, firefighters and paramedics access to mental health support.
Companies have long embraced workplace wellness programs as a way to improve workers’ health and reduce overall medical spending, but a new study may prompt employers to rethink those efforts. The ...