Sentences with phrase «reduce employee health»

«The results include improvements in heart rates and increased productivity, and help Aetna reduce its employee health benefit costs by 7 percent in 2012,» Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini told The Huffington Post.

De Blasio later argued that he came up with a «systemic way of reducing employee health care costs» by requiring unions come up with savings from their medical plans, as well as adding $ 1.86 billion to the health care reserve for retirees.

Not exact matches

About 69 million employees in the U.S. say they miss work because of health problems every year, which reduces economic output by $ 260 billion per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Employers who adopt HSAs to reduce the cost of their health insurance plan can use the savings to fund some or all of their employees» accounts.

But the best policies for reducing employee absenteeism have to do with creating a health workplace.

And there were knock - on benefits in the form of improved health and safety performance, higher rates of employee retention and internal promotion of employees, improved productivity, reduced mistakes and waste, and improved customer service and satisfaction.

If your employees are looking for a way to reduce their tax burden and control out - of - pocket health care spending then this guide to setting up a flexible spending account could be the right way to go for your company.

Health coaches can educate employees on good behaviors, increase engagement, reduce health expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnHealth coaches can educate employees on good behaviors, increase engagement, reduce health expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnhealth expenditures and even diminish employees» risk factors for chronic illnesses.

Finally, the work - from - home employees were happier and therefore healthier, thereby reducing sick days and absenteeism (as well as people coming into work with contagious colds and flu), all of which decreased the company's overall health care expenses.

Common employee perks include health insurance, reduced gym memberships, bonuses, stock options, or commission, and they often inspire employees to accept less than they would without such benefits.

What's more, another 24 percent of companies answering the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's quarterly small - business outlook survey said they will reduce staff to under 50 employees to avoid paying penalties for failing to offer health insurance.

In January, three more corporate behemoths — Amazon (amzn), JPMorgan Chase (jpm), and Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a)-- said they were forming a joint venture aimed at reducing health care costs and improving outcomes for their combined 1 million or so employees.

As noted by senior executives at Rodale, just having an organic landscape can improve the health of the whole employee population, through reduced use of chemicals from lawn maintenance, while creating a space that is more engaging, educational, and productive.

* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health);

Reducing a commute is one area where flexible work can have an obvious impact on an employee's health.

Flume Health uses concierges to connect employees with the best healthcare at the lowest price based on their benefits plan, reducing healthcare costs by 20 percent to 60 percent.

«Hard as it might be, reducing health care's burden on the economy while improving outcomes for employees and their families would be worth the effort.»

Done properly, employee health programs can indeed be a powerful tool in reducing health care costs — a necessity for employers struggling to keep up with the rising medical trend, as all benefits managers and brokers know.

Chip Bergh, Levi's chief executive, said he had hoped that the tests would spur employees to take preventive health steps and in that way reduce the company's health care costs.

Its unique approach helps members find the best specialists, navigate the health care system and get confirmed medical answers, which in turn increases productivity, reduces lost time and ensures that employees realize better outcomes

Maxwell simplifies benefits, reduces costs, and improves employee health.

But it's also moving forward because employers are recognizing the benefits of flexible work, like reducing costs, improving productivity, lowering turnover, improving employee wellness and health, expanding talent pools, and even bettering emergency preparedness.

Humanscale's consulting services help organizations improve employee health, reduce workplace injuries and lower associated costs.

Hosting monthly environmental, health, and safety training sessions to review audits and to promote environmentally sound practices, reduce employee accidents and incidents, and to increase employee safety awareness.

In addition to individual health benefits, breastfeeding provides significant social and economic benefits to the nation, including reduced health care costs and reduced employee absenteeism for care attributable to child illness.

The MoJ started rolling out restrictions on smoking with the aim of protecting non-smokers from the effects of passive smoking, not only on health grounds but also to reduce the likelihood of legal action being brought against the prison service by inmates and employees alike.

«State leaders say they want to reduce state waste and control expenses, but records show the state Health Department is becoming increasingly dependent on costly consultants while it steadily reduces the ranks of its more economical state employees,» Brynien said.

She has reduced the number of County employees by over 11 % without lay - offs and the County's health - care costs are lower now than they were in 2005 due to numerous reforms including the landmark Canadian Drug program.

The legislative intent of the bill is to «ensure that all workers in Albany County can address their own health and safety needs... and the needs of their families...» The legislature found that access to paid sick time promotes a healthy and safe county, reduces the spread of illness, and provides greater flexibility to employees with caregiving responsibilities.

He noted that the county has reduced its workforce by 1,100 employees, privatized health clinics, is in the process of selling the John J. Foley nursing home in Yaphank, and merged the offices of the county treasurer and comptroller.

New contracts had reduced overtime and boosted employee contributions for health care.

Located near Metro Center at 1200 New York Avenue, N.W., with a primary entrance at 12th and H Streets, N.W., the AAAS building was originally designed to help reduce environmentally harmful atmospheric emissions, increase energy efficiency, and promote good health and comfort for employees.

To be considered for the CHAA, companies must be engaged in measurable efforts to reduce health and safety risks among their employees.

To match these preferences, health promotion activities to reduce sitting time in the workplace should not only offer options for employees to stand up more, but also offer opportunities for walking, according to researchers at German Sport University Cologne and colleagues.

While studies have indicated that these programs can reduce employees» health risk and potentially slow the growth of health care costs, the impact of these approaches on obesity rates has not been studied in depth.

[Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz and Henna Hasson, «Employee Self - rated Productivity and Objective Organizational Production Levels: Effects of Worksite Health Interventions Involving Reduced Work Hours and Physical Exercise»]

Team training of health care employees can reduce patient mortality by 15 percent, according to a new study from Rice University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Central Florida, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

«The health and safety of our patients and employees is paramount, and requiring employees to receive vaccination every flu season will help reduce the spread of infection to our patients.

«Successful prevention of insomnia not only promotes health and work ability among employees, but it can also lead to notable savings in reduced sickness absence costs.»

«An intervention to reduce WFC can enhance both employees» health and employers» business,» according to the new research, led by health economist Carolina Barbosa, PhD, of RTI International, Chicago.

Be a workplace superstar by reducing costs and boosting employee productivity with Parsley Health's comprehensive, whole approach to healthcare.

The company offers educational programs designed to assist individuals in changing their health outcomes through improved diet and lifestyle habits; to assist employers in reducing the costs of health insurance and medical care for employees; and to educate health care professionals about how to use diet and lifestyle for preventing, reversing, and stopping the progression of degenerative disease.

A Towers Watson study of over 300 employers with greater than 1,000 employees showed that companies treating health and performance as a strategic business advantage achieved significantly better market premiums and reduced employee turnover rates — from 21.0 % to 14.8 %.

A recent study by Robert M. Costrell and Jeffery Dean (see «The Rising Cost of Teachers» Health Care,» research, Spring 2013) found that aggregate district health - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contribuHealth Care,» research, Spring 2013) found that aggregate district health - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contribuhealth - care costs were 13 to 19 percent lower in 2012 than they would have been in the absence of the Act 10 provisions, with two - thirds of the decline coming from reduced premiums and one - third from increased employee contributions.

This reduced funding, argued proponents of the bill, could be offset at the district level by employee contributions to health - care and pension programs as well as savings gained by local school districts exercising greater autonomy over spending.

Many, though not all, districts that had the opportunity to utilize the cost - cutting tools of Act 10 were able to reduce or eliminate debt thanks to a combination of employee contributions, teacher retirements, and health - insurance savings.

We are in the process of talking to our union representatives about health care cost containment measures that will reduce the district's overall cost and provide additional wellness benefits to employees.

Considering the fact that financial stress has been proven as detrimental to employee health and performance, employers are smart to look into ways that they can alleviate some of that stress and improve employee retention while also reducing costly turnover.

It summarizes all of the cases that the States are trying to fight in order to reduce the pension & retiree health benefits they pay to employees.

The employee was considering reducing the survivor benefit to the lowest amount possible to retain the health care family option.