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Health Risk Assessments Get Social Status

One company is enticing insurers by blending the traditional HRA with social networking, mobile technology, games and behavioral psychology.

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Taking Better Care of Those Who Care for Seniors at Home

Some 6 million seniors employ in-home caregivers for daily assistance, and that number is expected to double by 2030. Yet many in-home caregivers struggle to make ends meet. More than 90 percent are...

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Careers, Culture & Cancer

No one likes to talk about cancer, but it is not the taboo workplace subject it was in years past. In fact, progressive companies are supporting workers who have cancer like never before.

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Step Into My Office

Employers such as Chicago-based Red Frog Events are looking to improve their overall employment deal, spelling out an overall compensation and culture package that often includes a company vision for...

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What the Young Adult Coverage Provision Means to Me

Ed Frauenheim is on assignment. The risks of being uninsured traditionally hung above the proverbial head of the youngest generation entering America's workforce like the Sword of Damocles . Since the...

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'Global Nomads' Finding There's No Place Like Home for Benefits

The upturn in so-called 'global nomads'—those who move from country to country on long-term assignments—has focused more attention on their medical and retirement benefits.

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Most Employers Plan to Continue Offering Health Care Plans

An overwhelming majority of midsized and large companies plan to continue offering employees health care plans, rather than pay the high price of penalties and other financial costs.

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Elder Care—You Can't Buy, Pray or Prescribe Your Way Out of It

Ed Frauenheim is on assignment. I had been looking forward to lunch with my friend Kate for some time. During the past few years we've bonded over the travails of raising teenagers, the challenges of...

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Turn Here: GPS Tracking Gains Acceptance

In the early days, employees feared that GPS monitoring was a form of 'Big Brother' watching, but workers are becoming more accepting of tracking since companies are no longer just using the...

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Workforce Bags Second Straight Neal Award

The magazine won a Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for Senior Writer Rita Pyrillis’ in-depth look at employer-sponsored health care.

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Yes, They Worry: Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Uncertain About Retirement

Despite the recovering U.S. economy, almost all American workers feel uncertain about their ability to live comfortably in retirement, according to a survey conducted by the Employee Benefits Research...

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More Employers Looking to Impose Wellness Program Nonparticipation Penalties...

Fifty-eight percent of employers are looking to impose penalties on employees who do not participate in health and wellness programs in the coming years, according to a survey published by Aon Hewitt.

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The Pre-existing Conditions: Buildup to Health Care Reform Bound to Bring...

A flood of marketing materials from private and state health care exchanges, insurance providers and others that are expected to start peddling their health insurance products will flood employees as...

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Get Well Soon? Wellness Programs May Help Decrease Health Costs, Survey Shows

Employers who focus on providing preventive care rather than basic health care for immediate medical needs may end up with happier, more productive employees as well as a healthier bottom line,...

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Where There’s Smoke, There’s No Hire

Health care providers, which see their employees as 'role models and advisers to patients,' are among the organizations requiring tobacco testing for new hires.

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Small Business Bakes Wellness Into Its Workforce

Many small businesses are wondering how to have an impact on employee health and productivity. One Oregon company is now teaching its employees tips for healthy eating and offering discounts on local...

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Employees Opening Health Savings Accounts in Record Numbers

With 2014 contribution limits just released and more employers making high-deductible health plans their sole health benefit option, HSAs will continue to grow.

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Explaining the Exchanges to Employees Won’t Be Easy

Between the growing number of companies expected to introduce a private exchange later this year and the state-run health insurance exchanges that open for business on Jan. 1, 2014, employee...

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