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…. Read more >
June 18, 2018 Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
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%… Read more >
March 6, 2018 EAP, Employee Assistance Programs, Employee Benefits, Mental Health 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
February 2, 2018 EAP, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
January 4, 2018 Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Health Care, Mental Health, Wellness 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
October 10, 2017 Employee Benefits, Mental Health 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
July 11, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Regulatory, Wellness 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
July 5, 2017 DOL, Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources, Mental Health, Prescription Drugs, Wellness 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
April 11, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Mental Health, Multiemployer, Opioid Abuse, Paid Leave, Pensions, Prescription Drugs, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
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… Read more >
January 10, 2017 Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
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,… Read more >
August 16, 2016 Employee Benefits, Mental Health 0 Read more >