Culture Counts...A New Approach To Changing Unhealthy Behavior
January 16, 2009 - Wellness Council of America
Dr. Dee Edington, Director of the University of Michigan's Health Research Center is one of the foremost researchers and advocates for managing and improving the health and well-being of the U.S. workforce. In this interview led by WELCOA President Dr. David Hunnicutt, Dr. Edington sheds important insights on the current status of employee health management. According to Dr. Edington, "...The most important piece of advice I would give business and health leaders is to, first and foremost, carefully craft a corporate vision for health and well-being and to articulate it throughout the organization."
FMLA Rule Tweaks Help Ease Concerns
January 12, 2009 - Business Insurance
Recent regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act, which take effect this week, will help ease employers' administrative burden in some respects, say observers. But the regulations fail to substantively address two major issues for employers: the permitted use of frequent, short periods of intermittent leave and the definition of serious medical conditions, according to observers.
Findings Suggest Cost Reductions Result From Behavior Change
December, 2008 - United Healthcare
A five-year comparison shows that CDH plans consistently deliver lower cost than PPO in four of the five years, even after adjusting for differences in health status, demographics and other influencing factors. Importantly, the bulk of the savings are attributable to changes in health utilization - not cost shifting to the employee.
Humana on You Tube with Stay Smart, Stay Healthy Campaign
January, 2009 - Humana
In the old world, companies tried to explain health insurance through complex brochures or some other kind of traditional media filled with industry jargon and littered with "legalese." This is one of the main reasons consumers fail to understand their health insurance. We, the industry, just don't make it easy.
Stay Smart, Stay Healthy is a Humana new-media venture designed to deliver guidance, and to support awareness and understanding of the health care industry. Our goal is simple: to educate consumers on the health care system by moving the usual complexities and replacing them with an informative and engaging series of videos.
