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Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

Health Populi

AUGUST 29, 2022

The 2023 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH) found that two in three large employers see their health and well-being strategy as an integral part of their overall workforce strategy. And long-term mental health issues were seen as the #1 impact coming out of the pandemic.

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NuvoAir, Marpai collaborate to offer cardiopulmonary care to employers

Mobi Health News

JULY 5, 2023

Marpai will add the respiratory care company's virtual care offerings to its network of value-based care providers for use by self-funded employer health plan members.

Headspace, Virgin Pulse expand partnership to enhance employer offering

Mobi Health News

JUNE 28, 2023

Virgin Pulse's employer, health plan and health system clients will have access to the full suite of Headspace offerings via its AI-enabled Homebase for Health platform.

Price Transparency: Shifting Responsibility to Employers

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

The first change came when a recent “transparency in coverage” law leverages fines on sponsors (normally employers), who the government hopes will then put pressure on health care providers to be more transparent.

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

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Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

Survey: Many employers may soon change health and wellbeing vendors

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

employers revealed 88% of respondents plan to change their vendor partnerships in the next two years. A WTW survey of 232 U.S.

America’s Best Startup Employers

Xealth

MARCH 5, 2024

And the companies on this year’s list of America’s Best Startup Employers have figured this out. Considerable research shows that businesses that prioritize employee happiness have workers who are more engaged and productive.

Study: Employers can help Americans live 90% of their lives in good health

Mobi Health News

JUNE 20, 2023

A report published by Deloitte says employers can help Americans live longer, gaining nearly 20 more healthy years, utilizing current innovation.

Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Most employers and their workers see the benefits of digital health in helping make health care more accessible and lower-cost, according to survey research published in Health on Demand from Mercer Marsh Benefits. There are low barriers facing employee adoption due to relatively high trust in employers.

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Nearly 80% of docs employed by hospitals, corporate entities in continued shift away from independent practice

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 11, 2024

The decadelong decline of independent physicians rolled on in 2022 and 2023 with a new high of 77.6% doctors employed by hospitals or other corporate entities as of the new year, according to a new | Nearly 4 in 5 physicians are employed by a hospital, payer, pharmacy chain or other corporate entity as of Jan.

UnitedHealth, HAC study: How social health factors impact employer plans

FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Given the impact that social factors have on overall health, employers can better manage costs and outcomes by embracing deeper, population-level data analysis, according to a new white paper.

Self-insured employers pay more for medical procedures than fully insured employers: study

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Self-insured employers pay more for a host of medical procedures than fully insured employers, and just why should be investigated by policymakers, according to a

Wearable company Oura launches employer program

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The program will allow employers to collect group insights into employees' wellbeing.

AHIP, AMA and employer groups team up to accelerate digital health adoption

FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Fourteen organizations representing providers, payers, consumer technology companies and employers are teaming up to cut through the noise and raise higher standards for finding digital health | Fourteen organizations representing providers, payers, consumer technology companies and employers are teaming up to cut through the noise and raise higher (..)

Digital Health

YourCoach looks to employer space with new version of wellness platform

Mobi Health News

MAY 11, 2021

In addition to its move into the employer space, YourCoach also announced a new gamified pricing model for its health coaches.

Large Employers Expect More Employees Will Experience Prolonged Health Impacts Due to COVID-19, the Business Group on Health Forecasts

Health Populi

AUGUST 22, 2023

employees are expected to sustain serious health impacts that will drive employers’ health care costs, envisioned in the 2024 Large Employer Health Care Strategy Survey from the Business Group on Health (BGH). Underneath this simple line falling down and to the right, BGH assessed employers’ concerns about virtual care.

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Morgan Health: 3 things employers should focus on to manage GLP-1s

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 16, 2024

Demand remains high for GLP-1 drugs, and the experts at Morgan Health are aiming to support employers in managing that interest with a new report. Demand remains high for GLP-1 drugs, and the experts at Morgan Health are aiming to support employers in managing that interest with a new report.

The ROI on Feeling Cared-For At Work – Employer Trust, Love, and Building the Joyconomy

Health Populi

APRIL 10, 2023

“Can employers afford not to care?” Doubling down on the role of employers in bolstering peoples’ well-being, the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer found for another year that a person’s employer was the most-trusted institution in the world — much more than business in general, government, media, and NGOs.

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Buoy Health adds new employer-facing vaccination tool

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The new tool lets employers both gauge their workforce's interest in getting the COVID-19 vaccine and send out educational tools.

Commonwealth Fund launching task force on employer-sponsored coverage

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 3, 2024

Employer-sponsored coverage remains the main way half of Americans secure healthcare, and the Commonwealth Fund said Thursday that it would launch a new task force aimed at addressing affordability | Employer-sponsored coverage remains the main way half of Americans secure care, and the Commonwealth Fund said Thursday that it would launch a new task (..)

WTW: Employers putting focus on managing costs, mental health care

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year. | It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that employers are putting a focus on managing healthcare costs in the coming year.

Mental health

Elevance Health's CarelonRx rolling out new specialty pharmacy savings tool for employers

FierceHealthIT

APRIL 26, 2024

Elevance Health's pharmacy benefit manager CarelonRx is launching a new solution that aims to make it easier for employers to plan for the future around specialty pharmacy costs while connecting me | CarelonRx is launching a new solution that aims to make it easier for employers to plan for the future around specialty pharmacy costs, while connecting (..)

Think Twice Before Targeting Employers?

Digital Health Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Second Opinion published an absolute opus on why digital health startups starting out today should think twice before targeting employers, with a few notable exceptions included for the brave founders among us. Self-funded employers have long been a fan-favorite of digital health startups. Why wouldn’t you target them?

Digital Health

The New Employer Wellness Lens Includes Mental Health, Telehealth and Women’s Health

Health Populi

AUGUST 26, 2019

employers are tightening their focus on mental and behavioral health, addressing workers’ chronic conditions, emphasizing women’s health, and allocating more resources to digital and telehealth investments, we learn from Optum’s Ten Years of Health and Well-Being at Work: Learning from our past and reimagining the future.

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Business Group: These are the top healthcare challenges employers expect to face this year

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 18, 2024

Self-insured employers are set to face plenty of challenges this year, ranging from addressing the mental health needs of their workforces to developing strategies for on-site clinics amid a pivot | Mental health, pharmacy costs and vendor partnerships among the top healthcare concerns for large, self-insured employers, according to a report by the (..)

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Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Four in 10 people insured by employer-provided health plans find their out-of-pocket costs are so expensive they need to dip into savings and take on debt, according to a nationwide survey of 2,500 | A new survey revealed that nearly half of respondents said they would struggle to afford a medical emergency.

Cardiovascular disease is a major concern for women. Here's what employers can do

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Cardiovascular disease is a key health concern for women, and a new guide seeks to arm employers with the tools and information need | Cardiovascular disease is a key health concern for women, and a new guide seeks to arm employers with the tools and information needed to help workers manage these needs.

EBRI: How employer-sponsored coverage has evolved under the ACA

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, some feared its changes could lead many employers to drop health coverage altogether.

Employer Health Plan Strategies: 5 Strategic Insights for Payers

BHM Healthcare Solutions

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn key challenges in managing employer health plans, including cost management and compliance. The post Employer Health Plan Strategies: 5 Strategic Insights for Payers appeared first on BHM Healthcare Solutions. Discover strategies to overcome hurdles.

Employers are facing solution fatigue. UnitedHealthcare is launching a new resource hub to help

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 19, 2024

UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new resource hub that seeks to make it easier for members to use wellness offerings while also easing the financial burden on employers. UnitedHealthcare is rolling out a new resource hub that seeks to make it easier for members to use wellness offerings while also easing the financial burden on employers.

Survey: Most employees willing to give employer-provided digital health tools a chance

Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

A majority of employers, meanwhile, said they are viewing workforce digital health offerings as a worthwhile investment, according to a new Mercer Marsh Benefits, Mercer and Oliver Wyman report.

Digital Health

Business Group on Health: 4 employer health trends to watch in 2024

FierceHealthIT

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Employers are going to be expecting more from their partners going into 2024 as they look to address issues ranging from mental health to drug costs to wellness. Employers are going to be expecting more from their partners going into 2024 as they look to address issues ranging from mental health to drug costs to wellness.

Mental health

Employer Direct Healthcare secures $92M, boosting valuation to $1B

Mobi Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The company announced the appointments of numerous individuals to its executive team and will use the funds to expand its partnerships and oncology platform.

Cleo preps for the future of employer family benefits with a new board member

Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

During the pandemic, the company experienced rapid growth as both working parents and employers sought out benefits to help families thrive in and out of the workplace.

Mercer survey: Employer benefits costs set to rise 5.4% next year

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Employers' health benefits costs are set to rise 5.4% next year, but this spike isn't as high as may have been feared given inflationary pressures in the broader economy, according to

Employers seek guidance on mental health benefits: survey

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 26, 2023

Employers give themselves poor marks in terms of providing mental health services to their employees but high scores for supporting initiatives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion among thei | Employers recognize the importance of mental health benefits but feel that they might be falling short in providing them, according to a new survey.

Mental health

Virgin Pulse, HealthComp to merge in $3B deal aimed at improving employer health

FierceHealthIT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp are set to merge in a $3 billion deal that aims to drive lower costs and improve outcomes for employers. Virgin Pulse and benefits administrator HealthComp are set to merge in a $3 billion deal that aims to drive lower costs and improve outcomes for employers.

Employing digital tools without sacrificing compassionate care

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MAY 6, 2021

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Virtual SUD clinic Pelago clinches $58M to expand offerings for payers, employers

FierceHealthIT

MARCH 28, 2024

Pelago, a virtual substance use disorder (SUD) clinic working with payers and employers, has clinched $58 million in a series C round. Pelago offers integrated SUD management for employers and payers, with specialized treatment for tobacco, alcohol and opioid use disorders.

Veterans Health Administration employs far less administrative staff than private health sector, study finds

FierceHealthIT

JANUARY 23, 2024

The healthcare system’s private sector could learn a thing or two about efficiency from the government’s Veterans Health Administration, which employs about 30% less administrative staff across cli | The government health program's simplified payment system helps keep its payroll lean, as opposed to a private sector that employs hundreds of thousands (..)

Many employed docs say non-physician practice ownership cuts quality, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

DECEMBER 5, 2023

| Most docs surveyed cited decreased time with patients and greater focus on financial success as elements negatively affecting quality at non-physician-owned medical practices, with 70% saying their employer uses incentives or penalties to have them see more patients a day.

Younger people driving more high-cost claims for employers: survey

FierceHealthIT

JUNE 5, 2023

Self-insured employers face myriad challenges in trying to manage growing healthcare costs, and one of those results from recent history, according to a

Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2024

Employer, and Union-Sponsored Clients Extends Reach to Serve 2.5 The combined organization will pursue a shared mission to increase employee and union-member access to better care and drive improved health outcomes through a value-based care model, all while helping employer and union partners lower their healthcare costs by over 25%.

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Cigna, HelloFresh team up on meal kit benefit in employer plans

FierceHealthIT

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Cigna is teaming up with HelloFresh, which delivers meal kits to customers' homes, to make discounts for its services available in its employer plans. Cigna is teaming up with HelloFresh, which delivers meal kits to customers' homes, to make discounts for its services available in its employer plans.

Virtual Care and Mental Health Top of Mind for Employers’ Workplaces in 2023

NuvoAir, Marpai collaborate to offer cardiopulmonary care to employers

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Headspace, Virgin Pulse expand partnership to enhance employer offering

Price Transparency: Shifting Responsibility to Employers

How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Survey: Many employers may soon change health and wellbeing vendors

America’s Best Startup Employers

Study: Employers can help Americans live 90% of their lives in good health

Most Workers and their Employers Want to Receive Digital Healthcare On-Demand

Nearly 80% of docs employed by hospitals, corporate entities in continued shift away from independent practice

UnitedHealth, HAC study: How social health factors impact employer plans

Self-insured employers pay more for medical procedures than fully insured employers: study

Wearable company Oura launches employer program

AHIP, AMA and employer groups team up to accelerate digital health adoption

YourCoach looks to employer space with new version of wellness platform

Large Employers Expect More Employees Will Experience Prolonged Health Impacts Due to COVID-19, the Business Group on Health Forecasts

Morgan Health: 3 things employers should focus on to manage GLP-1s

The ROI on Feeling Cared-For At Work – Employer Trust, Love, and Building the Joyconomy

Buoy Health adds new employer-facing vaccination tool

Commonwealth Fund launching task force on employer-sponsored coverage

WTW: Employers putting focus on managing costs, mental health care

Elevance Health's CarelonRx rolling out new specialty pharmacy savings tool for employers

Think Twice Before Targeting Employers?

The New Employer Wellness Lens Includes Mental Health, Telehealth and Women’s Health

Business Group: These are the top healthcare challenges employers expect to face this year

Employer plans are unsuitable for many Americans, survey finds

Cardiovascular disease is a major concern for women. Here's what employers can do

EBRI: How employer-sponsored coverage has evolved under the ACA

Employer Health Plan Strategies: 5 Strategic Insights for Payers

Employers are facing solution fatigue. UnitedHealthcare is launching a new resource hub to help

Survey: Most employees willing to give employer-provided digital health tools a chance

Business Group on Health: 4 employer health trends to watch in 2024

Employer Direct Healthcare secures $92M, boosting valuation to $1B

Cleo preps for the future of employer family benefits with a new board member

Mercer survey: Employer benefits costs set to rise 5.4% next year

Employers seek guidance on mental health benefits: survey

Virgin Pulse, HealthComp to merge in $3B deal aimed at improving employer health

Employing digital tools without sacrificing compassionate care

Virtual SUD clinic Pelago clinches $58M to expand offerings for payers, employers

Veterans Health Administration employs far less administrative staff than private health sector, study finds

Many employed docs say non-physician practice ownership cuts quality, survey finds

Younger people driving more high-cost claims for employers: survey

Everside Health and Marathon Health Announce Merger to Meet Accelerating Employer Demand for Advanced Primary Care Services

Cigna, HelloFresh team up on meal kit benefit in employer plans

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