Employee Participation

Health care payers and providers may think theyre improving their processes to be more engaging to consumers, but many consumers feel otherwise.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lost a fight in court over workplace wellness rules but there are still questions lingering over a solutionparticularly given the Trump administrations new leadership at the agency could shift intentions.

Overall, use of medical services was down among HDPH plan participants, but that also included routine health services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.

The campaign, set to begin Wednesday, will focus on young adults and try to encourage people to sign up for government-backed private health insurance because of subsidies available to cushion the impact of rising premiums.

If employers want to positively move the needle on health and wellness outcomes, they must first understand employee behavioral patterns and create strategies from that.

Three out of 1,000 people meet or exceed $50,000 in prescription drug costs a 35 percent increase from 2014 and account for more than 20 percent of total prescription drug costs.