Aug 19, 2016 | Employers & Health Plans
Mental illness can become evident in many different ways. Mental health problems affect a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood. Some mental health problems are severe and disabling; while others are mild. Some may affect someone’s ability to relate to...
Aug 19, 2016 | Employers & Health Plans
Mental health and physical health are directly correlated. Studies have shown that people suffering from a mental illness are more likely to also have a chronic condition and vice versa. Telligen directly addresses the link between mental and physical health by...
Aug 1, 2016 | Employers & Health Plans
Telligen, Inc. (www.telligen.dvlpsite.com) a leader in transforming the health of populations for employers, health plans, and local, state, and federal government agencies, today announced the acquisition of Total Well-Being (www.employeetotalwellbeing.com), an...
Apr 7, 2016 | Employers & Health Plans
BackgroundThe Connecticut Carpenter’s union with 5,000 members started health management programing in January 2005. After nearly 10 years with that vendor, costs were soaring and unsustainable in increased employee contributions. In January of 2015, Connecticut...
Apr 7, 2016 | Employers & Health Plans
Pregnancy is a time of mixed emotions; joy, fear, stress and anticipation. A strong support team is top priority for an expectant mother and is essential both throughout the pregnancy and after delivery. Premature births account for 1 in every 10 pregnancies and carry...
Dec 17, 2015 | Employers & Health Plans
The average lifetime expenditure for healthcare is currently $316,000 and much of the cost is clearly linked to health habits. Poor health habits are strongly associated with illness and are strong predictors of future health care costs. For example, the lifetime...