Employee Participation

To make a dramatic impact on health care, we have to start from the beginning and the way each one of us engages with the health care system. From there, we can create the full chain to predict, preempt and proactively guide people to better care at a lower cost.

Theres a significant shift occurring in benefits packages offered by large employers. The focus is no longer all about plan cost containment. Instead, offering more choices to employees appears to be driving the benefits trend.

According to Globoforce and the Society of Human Resource Management, HR personnel are creating supportive feedback environments to improve employee engagement, organizational culture and the employee experience.

According to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, wellness programs produce no noticeable improvement in health behaviors, medical expenditures, employee productivity and other such measures after one year.

A survey of more than 4,000 professionals by La Salle Network finds that 65 percent of employers plan on adding employees in 2018, up from 50 percent who said the same in 2017. But it's going to be a challenge.

With employees in a reflective state of mind, January is an ideal time for employers to begin helping employees build their confidence when making smart financial decisions.