cohealth checkup: understanding private health and benefits exchanges
nearly one in five people will purchase their health insurance through a private health exchange by 2018. that’s what accenture’s found, in a paper aptly named “are you ready?” private health exchanges...
View Articlecohealth checkup: cracking health costs with tom emerick and al lewis
tom emerick and al lewis, the authors of the new book cracking health costs, are known for their strong and often controversial opinions about what’s wrong with workplace wellness. in interviews, their...
View Articlesummer/fall cohealth checkup programming announced
we have great cohealth checkup shows planned for august through october. mark them down. you won’t want to miss these: employee wellness: there’s an app for that august 7 martha wofford and derek...
View Articlespecial cohealth checkup: dee edington and matthew woessner on carrots and...
i’m excited to announce a special cohealth checkup with dee edington and penn state professor matthew woessner. they join us for a discussion on the shift away from incentives and toward penalties to...
View Articlecohealth checkup: the penn state wellness controversy
in an attempt to manage health care costs and engage a larger amount of employees in their health, a growing majority of employers are shifting from incentives to penalties, participations to outcomes....
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how did things go so wrong with penn state’s wellness initiative?
incentives and penalties are two sides of the same coin. how you perceive and experience them comes down to how they’re implemented and communicated. just ask penn state, and CVS before that. right...
View Articletop 3 cohealth checkup shows of 2014
last year was an abbreviated year for cohealth checkup, a monthly internet radio show on workplace wellness trends i cohost with carol harnett. still, there was a wealth of content, with our top...
View Articlehealth, the healthy bottom line, and rose-colored glasses
this post reviews the connection between increased wages and better business and employee health. for more on the topic, listen to february’s cohealth checkup, for which we’re joined by economist jan...
View Articlecohealth checkup kicks off series on financial well-being
early in april i found myself in las vegas to speak at the human resource executive health & benefits leadership conference. also speaking was carol harnett, my cohealth checkup co-host. we noted...
View Articleis goodRx the prescription for the high cost of drugs?
asking for lower-cost alternatives or samples. cutting pills in half. reducing the recommended frequency. skipping the medication altogether. these are the actions people take to manage their increased...
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