Virgin HealthMiles offers “pay for performance” health and wellness solutions they call pay-for-prevention. Employees who use their system rack up personal … Read more
Employee Communications: Last Minute Tax Tips That May Help
As I was conducting a workshop last week focusing on health insurance coverage, an employee asked if he could put additional money in his Health Savings … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Do Workers Recognize the Value of Benefits You Provide?
I get a lot of press releases that drop into my e-mail, and just the sheer volume makes it hard for anything to really grab my attention. But here’s … Read more
Winnable Battles Over Employee Health Can Start in the Office
Employers sometimes forget how big a role they play in the lives of their employees. Well, let us remind you — it’s huge. According to the National … Read more
What Are You Doing to Help Retiring Workers With Health Care Needs?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been on a roadshow of workshops across the country, talking to groups of pre-retirees about health insurance coverage in … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A New Workplace Trend – Mandatory Tests for Smokers
The workplace push to get smokers to quit is starting to ruffle some feathers in Arizona. According to a story this week in the Arizona Republic, “Some … Read more
Your Workers – And the Rest of America – Are Still Confused About Health Care
Hey HR Pro: Here’s one thing to keep in mind as you and your organization struggle to figure out the ramifications of the federal health care … Read more
Employers Rapidly Losing Confidence in Their Ability to Offer Health Care
If you want to know the future of employer-sponsored health care, you only have to look at this finding that literally leaps out from the 16th Annual … Read more
Embrace Wellness? Time to Get Your Head Out of the Sand and Just Do It
I’ll admit it. Until a couple of years ago, I thought corporate wellness programs were a silly waste of time. I didn’t get it. I was uninformed, naïve and … Read more
Beyond Tobacco: How do You Feel About a Junk Food-Free Workplace?
Yesterday I was talking with my South by Southwest (SXSW) co-presenter, Michael Samuelson. We were taking turns spouting off about what inspires and … Read more