28 Dec UBA Special Report: 2016 Trends in Employer Wellness Programs

Posted at 08:30h in ACA, Benefits Administration, ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, employers, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Plans, PPACA, Wellness, Workplace

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Jason Reeves The latest round of regulations in the area of wellness (what employers can and can’t do) is proving to be a hotly contested topic. Employers are eager to offer incentives as a way to...

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31 Oct Why Care About Diabetes and What You Can Do as an Employer

Posted at 08:30h in At Risk, ClearPath blog, employers, Wellness

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Mary Delaney Diabetes is an expensive disease: $322 billion in America! Costs are compounded because diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, lower limb amputation, and blindness, and also has connections with...

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25 Oct Non-drug approaches to pain management prove effective

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Helpful Tips, Lifestyle, Safety, Study/Research, Wellness

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Helpful insights on pain coping techniques from Industrial Safety & Hygiene News (ISHN) Data from a review of U.S.-based clinical trials published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches — such as yoga, tai chi, and acupuncture — appear...

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26 Sep Striving for a Culture Change in Your Wellness Program (Part 1)

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Well-being, Wellness, Wellness

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Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Heather Mills Many of us have seen or heard about the various wellness programs referred to as “participation–based” programs. These participation-only programs continue to be the starting point for many organizations when they enter the world...

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21 Sep Cost Effective Wellness Strategies for Small Business Employers

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness, Wellness, whitepapers

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Great read on wellness strategies from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Lori Kunkle Companies like Google®, L.L. Bean®, and Zappos.com® have the ability to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on wellness programs for their employees. They can build state-of-the-art gym facilities, walking trails...

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06 Sep Do Companies Really Need a Culture of Health in the Office?

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, Employee Communication, HR, Wellness, Workplace

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Great article by Henry Albrect on how to have an effective wellness program that truly impacts your bottom line. To many time we focus on one aspect and not the whole picture of creating an effective wellness program. Original Post from EmployeeBenefitAdviser.com on July 28, 2016. You’ve...

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10 Aug Wellness: Heat Stroke Is No Joke

Posted at 08:30h in ClearPath blog, HR Elements, Wellness

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HR Elements Content provided by United Benefit Advisors With apologies to Buster Poindexter, it’s never good if you’re feeling hot, hot, hot. Heat-related deaths while on the job can happen to anyone, and are completely preventable, but who do you think it happens to most often?...

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22 Jun Many Patients Don’t Get Much Out of EHRs

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Original post benefitspro.com Most Americans appear to view electronic health records (EHR) as a welcome convenience, but not as a game-changing medical advance. That’s what one can glean from a recent survey of patients conducted by HealthMine. The poll of 500 insured adults found that 60 percent...

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17 Jun Comliance Recap: May 2016

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After a quiet few months, federal agencies were quite busy during the month of May, issuing four important final rules that impact employers. Specifically, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the long-awaited revisions to the white collar exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act; the...

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13 Jun What Percentage of Your Life Will You Spend Exercising?

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Original post benefitspro.com How much of your life will you spend exercising? Reebok and Censuswide, a global consulting firm, studied exercise habits of people in nine different countries and came to the conclusion that the average person spends 0.69 percent of their life working out. Or, as the shoe...

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