May 6, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans
Author: Troy Cook, VP of Business Development According to Forbes, 70% of U.S. employers offer general wellness programs to employees. That’s up from only 58% just eight years ago! And Health Coaches have a big part to play in these programs. Employers are forever...
Feb 18, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans
Paul Mulhausen, Telligen Chief Medical Officer, will be a featured speaker at the Advanced Trustees and Administrators Institute conference on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Mulhausen will be presenting on the opioid epidemic. The session will...
Jan 22, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans
Author: Ami Bolles, Health and Well-Being Strategist In the last article I wrote, I outlined why an organization should offer a wellness or well-being program. This article will focus on why biometrics are important as part of a comprehensive wellness program....
Jan 18, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans
Author: Ami Bolles, Health and Well-Being Strategist As a health and wellness expert, I get questions all the time regarding wellness and well-being programs. Many people are looking to just get something in place to say they have a program, but is that the reason to...
Jan 7, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans, Federal, State
Patients deserve to know what a given drug could cost when they’re being told about the benefits and risks it may have. They deserve to know if the drug company has pushed their prices to abusive levels. And they deserve to know this every time they see a drug...
Jan 3, 2019 | Employers & Health Plans, Federal, State
So much of what drives expensive, chronic health conditions are often called social determinants of health… For millions of Americans, our lives outside the doctor’s office can have major impacts on health outcomes.— Alex Azar, Remarks to America’s Essential Hospitals...