Wellness

It sounds almost embarrassingly cliche -- if not downright naive -- to say it out loud, but the news is full of scary stuff these days.

The nation's largest companies expect the cost of their health care benefits to rise an average 7 percent in 2013, according to findings released Monday by the National Business Group on Health. Although the rate is a slight dip from earlier years, employers are eyeing a variety of cost-control measures.

The past few years especially have encouraged a new understanding of employee well-being. Within most organizations, worker temperament can range anywhere from overtly disgruntled to silently suffering.

In an offseason marked by a suicide and scores of lawsuits over brain injuries, the NFL has launched a comprehensive wellness program for current and retired players.

Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world's top soft drink companies hope that's the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But such...

Many companies are now gearing up for open enrollment, and this is a good time to highlight their benefits offerings. Here are five short items that plan sponsors should have on their open enrollment checklist.