MOVE THE NEEDLE People and Culture Podcast
Ep. 4 MAKING AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN – DO EMPLOYERS HAVE A ROLE?
There is a lot of chatter nationally around healthcare – but the focus seems to be on the cost of health insurance, which is not healthcare, just a means to pay for it. Employers provide insurance for millions of Americans and their family members, and the cost seems to escalate every year. The idea of making our population healthier itself should not be controversial; it should be a shared goal. Since employers have a stake in the health of their employees – not just the cost of providing health insurance coverage, but also the cost of absenteeism, productivity and overall energy at work due to poor health – should they play a more active role than in the past in helping employees obtain better overall health? Host Kim Samuel talks with Mike Petefish and Chris Hogan, local brokers with a lot of experience and insight into employer benefit programs, about how we might look at this topic moving forward.
