Issue 43
Column
Seven Must-Knows about Dental Plans
Recent debate on expanding access to healthcare, improving health outcomes and reducing the cost of medical care has dominated the public’s (read more)
Dental Insurance: It’s More Than a Nice-to-Have
Are you one of the many Americans who believe dental health is secondary to overall health? If so, it’s time to jettison that idea: Over the past fe (read more)
Self Funding Magazine
The New Self-Funding Option: Ultra-Small Group
While self-funding has been commonplace for mid-sized and large groups for quite some time, recently there has been an increase in small groups joinin (read more)
Summary Plan Descriptions: More Value Than You May Think
For self-funded groups the importance of finalizing the Summary Plan Description (SPD) falls somewhere between “absolutely crucial” and “what is (read more)
Health Care Reform Magazine
Shift Happens: Healthcare’s Ecosystem In Turmoil
The Affordable Care Act’s biggest moment, Wednesday January 1, 2014, is rapidly approaching. Dealing with health reform’s directives is a daunting (read more)
Employee Wellness Programs for a More Productive Workforce
Healthcare in the United States has reached a crisis point. The cost of medical treatment is 274 times greater today than in 1950, even though the ave (read more)
Wellness: It is not just about Health!
With President Obama winning his second innings at the White House, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and its implementations ar (read more)
Summary Plan Descriptions: More Value Than You May Think.
For self-funded groups the importance of finalizing the Summary Plan Description (SPD) falls somewhere between “absolutely crucial” and “what is (read more)
Corporate Wellness Magazine
A Failure to Communicate: How Cultural Incompetence Leaves Many Wellness Programs Incomplete
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2015 racial and ethnic minorities will comprise 41.5 percent of the work force (U.S. Bureau of La (read more)
Making Healthy Choices Is As Close As Your Desk Drawer
Making healthy choices can be difficult, especially in the workplace. We are all familiar with the frosting covered cakes at employee birthday celebra (read more)
A Measure of Success: A Checkup for Your EAP and Health and Wellness Programs
Businesses are increasingly using analytics to mine “big data” to get refined insight into everything from product design to marketing, customer s (read more)
Do Meditators Make Better Leaders?
No one seems to really say what meditation is. They do say what it does. I don’t believe that a meditator would get the same great benefits, which m (read more)
DHA and a Healthy Workforce
As the popularity of supplements increases, there should be renewed attention towards DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which is an important source for a v (read more)
Managing stress is especially important for those with cancer
Did you know that chronic stress, like that from unremitting illness; causes body tissue to adapt to higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol, thu (read more)
Pain & Productivity in Today’s Workplace
For many office workers, physical pain is a serious, yet unaddressed health issue. New research from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) reveal (read more)
Wellness: It is not just about Health
With President Obama winning his second innings at the White House, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and its implementations ar (read more)
Peer Support and Gaming Encourages Healthy Behavior and Creates a Culture of Health
Unhealthy behaviors cost companies billions of dollars. In a study recently published in Health Affairs coauthored by Ron Goetzel, 22.4 percent of the (read more)
Employee Wellness Programs for a More Productive Workforce.
Healthcare in the United States has reached a crisis point. The cost of medical treatment is 274 times greater today than in 1950, even though the ave (read more)
Premier Leadership Awards Profile
As part of our continuing leadership awards feature, Corporate Wellness Magazine recently conducted an interview with Allison Golding and Jill Zartman (read more)
Featured Interviews
Benefits Live Magazine Podcast with Dave Monahan of FitLinxx.com
Dave Monahan is President and CEO of FitLinxx (www.FitLinxx.com), a provider of health and wellness technology that motivates people to live actively. Read more...
Interview with Michelle Hicks, Director in Communication Practice, Buck Consultants
Michelle Hicks is a Director in the Communication Practice of Buck Consultants, a Xerox company. Michelle has nearly 15 years of strategic business.. Read more...
