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It's The Great Health Insurance Renewal, Charlie Brown!

Benefits Changes, Benefits Communication, Benefits Experts, Creative Solutions, Employee Well-Being, group health plans, Healthcare Solutions, Human Resources, Innovative Thinking, Well-BeingCristy GuptonOctober 13, 2019Health Plans, healthcare, Health Insurance, out of pocket, benefits experts, benefits design, Benefit Advisors, discount drugs, employees, employee benefits, Insurance, national leaders in benefits, recognition, self-funded plans, talking to employees, Workplace, workplace wellness, happy employees

Winning the War on Diabetes

Diabetes is affecting over 29 million people in the United States. That's 10% of every man, woman and child and according to the Centers for Disease Control, another 86 million have pre-diabetes and some don't even know it. Of the $245 Billion being spent annually on the treatment of diabetes and its complications you can bet some of that money is coming out of your health plan. At Custom Benefits Solutions, we work with our employer clients to develop a wellness strategy that helps employees with diabetes to better manage that disease and reduce their employer's financial burden associated with it. #custombenefitswork

Stress Comes from Many Sources

Research has shown that employee engagement is clearly linked to an employee's well-being, so it makes sense that companies are focusing on wellness initiatives. But a person's well-being is impacted by much more than their physical health. What about mental and emotional health? Many employees experience near-constant stress because of financial, medical and legal issues that can eat away at their overall well-being and even cause physical issues like high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Communication is they key...but you have to fundamentally change how you do it.

As Bill Gates once said, “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.”