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Wellness Programs
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Disturbing Trend in HIPAA Wellness Programs
Today's Alexander Hamilton Institute (AHI) Benefits Alert describes what it characterizes as a disturbing trend: "some wellness program vendors are taking advantage of employers' increased interest by aggressively marketing programs…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wellness Programs Require Unhealthy Employees to Pay More
The Wall Street Journal reports:In an effort to motivate workers to kick unhealthy habits, U.S. companies are hitting them where it hurts: in their wallets. Employers who provide health insurance…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Mandatory Yoga at Work
According to this National Law Journal article (subscription required), yoga and other mandatory wellness programs may be coming to a workplace near you:Employers are increasingly mandating that employees have healthy…
Lancaster Law Blog
Sizing Up Obesity: Can Wellness Programs Curb BMI?
News outlets have offered up a smorgasbord of statistics highlighting America's weight problem based on the upward trend of the average Body Mass Index (BMI). The annual cost to employers…
Lancaster Law Blog
Wellness Programs Must Comply with HIPAA Restrictions
Design of an effective wellness program requires collaboration between insurance brokers, benefit providers and legal advisors in light of limitations placed on certain aspects of their design by HIPAA's Nondiscrimination…
Lancaster Law Blog
Successful Wellness Programs Implemented by D&E Communications
As Steve Buterbaugh noted in the previous post, successful Wellness Programs need specific goals and top level support. These two factors play out in the design and implementation of the programs.…
Lancaster Law Blog
Benefits of a Company Sponsored Wellness Program
Design of an effective wellness program requires collaboration between insurance brokers, benefit providers and legal advisers. There are particular considerations relating to HIPAA's Nondiscrimination Requirements which I will discuss in my…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Final HIPAA Regulations Address Wellness Programs
The April 12, 2007 Benefits Alert from the Alexander Hamilton Institute has important information about how the final HIPAA regulations will impact the ability of employer's to charge less for…
Pension Risk Matters
Memo About Weight Got This Policeman Fired
Courtesy of law professor Paul Secunda, click here for a legal take on trying to get staff in shape. (In the interest of full disclosure, I could lose ten or…
The CPA Desk
Privacy and Healthcare: Match Made in Heaven or Breach of Rights?
By Greg Price
A recent article in Inc. magazine caught my eye, especially because it deals with privacy. Jeff Bedard, CEO of Crown Laboratories, saw a 30 percent increase in his company's healthcare…