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By Amanda McGrory |
February 10, 2012
As flu season is under way, hospitals and health care facilities should consider mandating that all of their employees receive influenza vaccinations, maintains the National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit organization that is focused on representing large employers' perspective on national health policy issues.
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By Amanda McGrory |
November 16, 2011
While most employers are vigilant in ensuring workplace safety, says Helen Darling, president of the National Business Group on Health, sometimes it can fall off the radar for employers that don’t deal with it on a daily basis.
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By Denis Storey |
August 29, 2011
The studies seem to grow more than the waistlines of the subjects themselves.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
August 29, 2011
Childhood obesity in the United States has nearly tripled over the past 30 years. And a large group of employers aren’t gonna take it anymore.
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By Heather Trese |
August 18, 2011
According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to shift higher health care costs to workers next year, thanks largely to cost increases that are more than twice the rate of inflation.
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By Amanda McGrory |
February 10, 2011
Financial incentives are becoming more important for increasing employee participation in wellness programs, according to a study by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.
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By Jenny Ivy |
February 1, 2011
The National Business Group on health wants to help employers address cancer in the workplace - a growing problem that's the second leading cause of long-term disability.
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By Jenny Ivy |
January 20, 2011
Analysts at the National Business Group on Health say the recession may have actually curbed the number of short and long-term disability claims.
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By Jenny Ivy |
September 1, 2010
Most employees responding to a recent survey say they don't want fat-busting tips or information about their employer-provided health benefits showing up on their Facebook news feed.
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By Jenny Ivy |
May 24, 2010
But more than one-third (35 percent) would consider dropping their employer plan if they can purchase similar coverage for a lower cost somewhere else.
