With summer months ahead, now’s the time to brush up on skin-cancer facts: The sun’s ultraviolet rays can damage your skin in as little as 15 minutes. Nearly 5 million people are treated for skin cancer every year in the U.S. Skin cancer can be serious, expensive, and even [...]
Swapping high-cost food items for healthier, delicious options that are easy on your wallet is simpler than it may seem. Check out the following seven tips to eat well without breaking the bank: Grow your own herbs. If you have a windowsill at home, you have space for a 365 [...]
Self-care is more than a spa day, vacation, or pre-planned me-time. Instead, consider how self-care can take place anywhere, anytime. Let go of the idea that you can recover from a long hard work week with a fleeting pampering session on the weekend. Consider these seven strategies instead: Make the [...]
“Since most adults spend more time at work than anywhere else, it makes sense that work should be a place that helps, rather than hinders, employees in meeting our health goals,” explains Tiana Wilkinson, Wellness Consultant for PacificSource. Tiana helps our employer clients implement successful wellness programs that fit their [...]
For Medicare-Eligible Employees Who Are Retiring: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series [row] [column size="col-8"] In the previous parts of this series, we focused on considerations for Medicare-eligible employees who opt to keep working. Here, let’s take a look at options for your Medicare-eligible employees who are planning to retire. [...]
How Group Coverage and Medicare Coordinate: Part 2 of a 3-Part Series [row] [column size="col-8"] For Medicare-eligible employees who choose to keep working and remain on your group health plan, the way that coverage coordinates with Medicare depends on your organization’s size—specifically, your number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. If [...]
For Active Employees Moving from a Group Plan to Medicare: Part 1 of a 3-Part Series [row] [column size="col-8"] Many Americans, age 65 and over, choose to keep working. These employees must decide whether or not to keep your group plan coverage. If they’re considering dropping that coverage and moving [...]
Good oral hygiene is important—not only for looking great, but for preventing diseases in other parts of the body as well. Studies show that poor oral hygiene can lead to a variety of dental and medical problems, such as gum disease, infection, bone loss, heart disease, strokes, and more.* The [...]
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have recently released new guidelines for high blood pressure. This change drops the previous standard of 140/90 down to 130/80. Using this new threshold, over half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure. High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) can [...]
It can be tough to know when someone is ready to take the next step to quit using tobacco and improve their health. That’s why it’s important to provide employees with resources that will help them when they are ready. From health coaches to mobile apps, resources are just a [...]
