A growing number of employers nationwide are offering employee wellness programs, with many linking financial incentives to employee participation and health outcomes. But with increased ...

In the last decade, many employers enthusiastically turned to employee wellness programs in hopes of reducing the financial burden of healthcare costs. That’s because large employers are major sources ...

The method can solve complex business problems, including ways to create healthy workplace cultures, by taking a human-centered approach, says Anne Marie Kirby of CoreHealth Technologies.

Companies that work consistently to make employees’ lives better will see improved productivity. There are fewer sick days, and employees feel a decreased need to take advantage of mental health days.

As previous discussed here, proposed regulations for the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") will greatly impact employers’ ability to offer incentive-based wellness programs to their employees. The ...

In 2015, Quest Diagnostics—which has a self-insured employee benefits team—set out on a new path to try to control healthcare costs while maintaining program quality and promoting population ...

Big or small, a health and wellness program tailored to your employees and organization and embedded in your culture is a competitive advantage.

Insights from the UnitedHealthcare Consumer Sentiment Survey can help employers increase participation in their employee wellness program.

What Is an Employee Wellness Program?. When you have healthy employees, your company reaps the benefits. A correctly designed wellness program can increase productivity, boost moral and reduce stress.

You can tie some wellness programs to an achievement. For example, you can set a goal of a specific cholesterol count for employees. You can also set weight, lung-capacity or walking-distance goals.