Health Trends
U.S. health spending grew to $2.3 trillion in '08. Learn more. Obesity, inactivity keeping heart health stats down. Learn more. Pros and cons of electronic medical records weighed. Learn more. A worrisome 42% of employers are witnessing an increase in their workers’ use of the company health plan, according to the 2009 Staying@Work Report. Further, almost half (47%) of employers are seeing an uptick in their employees’ use of the employee assistance program (perhaps a silver lining, given some workers’ reluctance to reach out for help when they need it). Learn more. Employees are distracted by worries about mortgages, budgeting, and everyday expenses that cloud their minds in a stormy U.S. economy. To offset these productivity drains, new data suggest it may behoove employers to view financial education benefits more broadly than simply preaching the importance of saving for retirement. Learn more. Getting your flu facts straight. Learn more.
The Associated Press, January 4, 2010
HealthDay News, December 17, 2009
HealthDay News, December 16, 2009
Employee Benefit News, December 2, 2009
Employee Benefit News, November 30, 2009
Employee Benefit News, November 1, 2009
