A significant number of employees are skipping out on important wellness and health checks, new research shows, a problem that only exacerbates the issue of recent declines seen in employee well-being. Roughly... Read more »
?Scores of employees are skipping or delaying both necessary and preventive medical care—which spells a major problem for employers. More than half of employees (58 percent) delayed necessary medical care due to... Read more »
?Thanks to buzzy results and popularity among celebrities, there’s a big spike in demand for GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, as a tool to help people shed pounds. The injectable... Read more »
?Recent U.S. draft health guidelines indicate a major change for women when it comes to an important cancer screening: Experts now say all women should get screened for breast cancer every other... Read more »
?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 15 temporarily blocked a March district court ruling that jeopardized cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care, including cancer... Read more »
Some cost-sharing required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for preventive care—including cancer screenings and PrEP, a drug used by people at high risk of getting HIV to prevent contracting the virus— is... Read more »
?In late January, the Biden administration announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and national emergency will end May 11. The pronouncement marks the beginning of a significant phase in the... Read more »
?Along with other virtual services since the pandemic started, there has been an increase in interest and adoption of virtual healthcare solutions. While telehealth options existed pre-pandemic, they weren’t highly utilized. That’s... Read more »
?The past year has been a complicated one for employers trying to develop benefits strategies: Organizations have had to juggle the competing priorities of holding down costs while remaining competitive with their... Read more »
Under a new proposed rule, fewer employers would be able to decline to provide employees health care coverage for birth control. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the... Read more »