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4 Ways to Control Substance Abuse Treatment Costs

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

18 Jun 201820 Jun 2018

Treating opioid addiction has become a costly problem for health plans. Particularly troubling are reports of unethical treatment facilities that exploit patients, failing to deliver on their promises of recovery. Because many of these facilities are not in-network health care providers, they […]

3 Ways to Get More Employees to Use Your EAP

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Three Ways to Get More Employees to Use Your EAP

Lois Gleason, CEBS

06 Mar 201806 Mar 2018

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) are useful . . . when employees use them. A survey on mental health benefits by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans shows over 90% of organizations offered an EAP in 2016. In the same survey, 49% […]

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When Opioid Addiction Shows Up at Work

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

02 Feb 201822 Sep 2020

When his teenaged daughter came home with an opioid prescription after having her wisdom teeth removed, Randall Kratz challenged her doctor. Kratz, senior account manager for FEI Behavioral Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had worked as a substance abuse counselor and knew about […]

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10 Ways to Help Employees Stick to Wellness Resolutions

Anne Patterson

04 Jan 201829 Jan 2019

I always have good intentions going into the holidays—I plan out my workouts, decide on eating just ONE of my mom’s famous sugar cookies, figure I can drink lots of detoxifying green tea and do squats in between all of this and […]

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Mental Health Support in the Workplace: Employers Respond

Anne Patterson

10 Oct 201723 May 2018

World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10th every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness on mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day is a reminder that organizations throughout the […]

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ACA Ch–Ch–Ch–Changes: 71% of Employers Don’t Want Repeal

Anne Patterson

11 Jul 2017

David Bowie’s song “Changes” comes to mind as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement morphed into the American Health Care Act and now the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Access to health care could be changing, and employers are reacting to possible workplace […]

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Rights: What Employers Need to Know

Lois Gleason, CEBS

05 Jul 201705 Jul 2017

Employees are increasingly aware of their rights to mental health and substance abuse treatment through employer-sponsored health plans. Are you aware of what your plan needs to do? Below are resources to help. The U.S. government is educating individuals on the Mental […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 4: Benefits Curveballs

Staff

11 Apr 201730 May 2017

Spring is in the air. Birds singing, temperatures rising, baseball season in full swing . . . and a whole new crop of benefits developments have been popping up. International Foundation resident benefits gurus Julie, Kelli and Justin are back to talk […]

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Employers Take Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Jan 201710 Apr 2017

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the prevalence of opioid abuse and are taking action. According to International Foundation research, about one in three organizations (32.3%) states that prescription drug addiction is prevalent in their organization. Similarly, two in three responding organizations (67.8%) have […]

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Emotional Impact of Violence: What Employers Need to Know

Jennifer Cotter

16 Aug 2016

Everywhere you look, it’s there. Shootings, mass shootings, workplace shootings. And, whether you are flipping through the news channels, browsing the Internet or simply conversing with colleagues in the lunchroom, it is a topic that often comes up and inevitably inflicts fear. […]