By prioritizing digestive health through targeted benefits and workplace policies, employers can help ease the transition back to the office without compromising employee well-being. The post How RTO Policies Impact Employees’ Routines — And Their Digestive Health appeared first on MedCity News.
When employees feel supported in every aspect of their lives, they bring their full potential to work — creating value that resonates throughout the organization. Here are four ways culture-driven benefits deliver meaningful returns, The post Culture-Driven Benefits: The Smartest Investment for Retention and Productivity appeared first on MedCity News.
Alanys Ortiz entiende las señales de Josephine Senek antes de que ella pueda decir nada. Josephine, quien vive con una rara y debilitante condición genética, mueve los dedos cuando está cansada y muerde el aire cuando algo le duele. Josephine tiene 16 años y ha sido diagnosticada con mosaicismo de tetrasomía 8p, autismo severo, trastorno…
Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek’s cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets her fingers when she’s tired and bites the air when something hurts. Josephine, 16, has been diagnosed with tetrasomy 8p mosaicism, severe autism, severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, among other conditions, which will require…
LISTEN: KFF Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan spoke with federal employees who say mass government layoffs are affecting their mental health. She appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” segment on April 2. Federal workers are feeling demoralized and anxious as the Department of Government Efficiency slashes tens of thousands of jobs. Federal employment used to carry…
By MIKE MAGEE Question: What is the world’s most widely used psychoactive drug? Answer: Caffeine In the U.S., caffeine is consumed mainly in the form of coffee, tea, and cola. But coffee dominates. Worldwide, humans consume over 10 million tons of coffee beans a year. Roughly 16% (1.62 million tons) is devoured by Americans. The…
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in March. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in March appeared first on MedCity News.
To improve the affordability of abortion services, many states have passed laws that require state-regulated plans to cover the full cost of abortion services for their enrollees. This data note documents the costs associated with abortion care in private plans. Also, KFF analyzes how out of pocket spending has been affected by state laws that…
This data note analyzes employer-sponsored insurance and Medicaid claims data to see how mifepristone and misoprostol—two drugs used in the medication abortion regimen—are prescribed for reasons other than abortion including management of miscarriages, abnormal bleeding or hemorrhage, as well as IUD insertions and other conditions.