Wellness

Aetna is thinking outside the workplace by going directly to consumers with wellness in mind.

The new rage in wellness is building outcomes-based programs which, depending on how you look at it, either provide an incentive to those that take care of their health or penalizes those who are unhealthy.

Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem.

The wellness business is hot, and Uncle Sam wants in.

With todays pricey health care, more emphasis is being placed on wellness programs in an effort to improve health and reduce costs. While wellness programs have proven to do just that, employers should not simply implement a one-size-fits-all mentality, says Cathy Tripp, managing consultant at Aon Hewitt. Instead, wellness programs...

In an effort to help employers improve the health of their employees and dependents, the Midwest Business Group on Health is introducing a series of recommendations that are aimed to encourage better design structure, communication and delivery of benefits, wellness incentives and health management activities.