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In the spring of 2022, Rose Gramuglia Santiago arrived at a penthouse suite in downtown Manhattan. There was a waiting room that was tastefully appointed with plants and books. In [...]

Editor: Mark G. Cook, CPA, CGMA The correlation between health and employee engagement has been the subject of many studies in recent years. The overarching conclusion is that healthy employees [...]

2022 FEB 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Researchers detail new data in Education - School Health. According to news [...]

THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT has a long, well-deserved reputation as a party school. 'Groovy U,' its nickname since the '60s, is a place where students ride bikes naked and light [...]

This article summarizes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission s final rules on employer-provided wellness programs, in the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act. the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and [...]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made a belated but substantial leap into the workplace wellness program waters earlier this year, issuing two sets of final regulations--one under the Americans [...]

I. INTRODUCTION 192 II. MEANINGFUL ACCESS AFTER THE PPACA 196 A. Alexander v. Choate 197 B. Meaningful Access under the ADA 199 C. Meaningful Access and Premiums under PPACA 203 [...]

This article examines a recently proposed regulation that limits certain rewards provided through wellness programs. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Proposed 29 C.F.R. 1630.14(d), issued under the Americans with Disabilities [...]

USDA ISSUES ADJUSTED INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR WIC: SDA published adjusted income eligibility guidelines for participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The income [...]

The authors of this article explain the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 's proposed regulations on wellness programs. ********** Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued highly anticipated proposed regulations [...]

Wellness strategies are becoming an ever more common feature of a health plan. This frequency, however, does not come without a challenge. As with much that is new, many growing [...]

Recently, employers have taken an approach to wellness that goes beyond the physical health of plan participants to include mental health and substance abuse initiatives--issues that long have held the [...]

Employers who want to incorporate financial incentives into their wellness programs need to navigate a variety of federal and state laws barring discrimination that are implicated by wellness programs. Regulations [...]

This article explores how employers can be part of the solution to obesity by offering workplace wellness programs and facilitating opportunities for physical activity, access to healthier foods and beverages, [...]

A new mental health support scheme for all NHS doctors in England has been launched to help those in the profession cope with the pressures of the role. The programme, [...]

On May 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued regulations concerning incentives offered to employees for participation in employee wellness programs. (1) The regulations implement Title I of [...]

A newly proposed IRS regulation provides additional guidance on how employers subject to the health reform law's "play or pay" mandate can determine whether their health coverage offer to employees [...]

Wellness Programs and HIPAA Nondiscrimination Rules In response to what a research report by Rand Corporation calls an "epidemic of lifestyle diseases" resulting from unhealthy lifestyles such as inactivity, poor [...], Workplace wellness plans have been embraced by many employers who see them as a way to improve employee health and reduce corporate health care expenses. There are a variety of wellness programs, ranging from programs that offer access to gyms or employee walking trails, to more rigorous programs that screen employees and offer a reward for meeting certain specified goals. But while such programs may be based on noble ideals, employers need to make sure that their programs do not violate rules prohibiting discrimination due to health status, which were recently updated to reflect new requirements and standards under the Affordable Care Act. This column discusses that guidance and other issues employers should consider when implementing a wellness program.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated version of a 1999 Special Advisory Bulletin (SAB) titled 'The Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs.' Published [...]

A key policy goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) is the expansion of health insurance coverage to all Americans. The concepts of 'minimum value' and [...]

The Affordable Care Act will present many employers with a choice: offer affordable health insurance coverage to all employees or face civil penalties. When implemented correctly, a wellness program can [...]