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Every year, millions of dollars meant to improve employee health quietly disappear. Not because companies stop caring, but because wellness dollars go unused. These unused funds, known as wellness dollars (or wellness funds or carrier funds), are provided by insurance carriers to support employee well-being programs. They can cover a wide range of initiatives – Read more…
POV: You launch a new wellness program. Sign-ups spike. Engagement looks great for a week. Then the numbers drop. Sound familiar? Most organizations measure the “success” of their employee health and wellness programs by how many people sign up. But participation alone doesn’t tell the full story, it’s what happens after the signup that really Read more…
The workforce has never been more diverse in age. Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z all work side by side, bringing unique values, wellness needs, and workplace expectations. A wellness program that resonates with a 25-year-old may fall flat for a 55-year-old. Yet running four separate programs is unsustainable. For HR leaders, this Read more…
Most “Big Wellness” platforms sound impressive on paper. They’re packed with coaching apps, content libraries, challenges, screenings, mindfulness modules, you name it. But for many small and mid-sized employers, these all-in-one wellness vendors are inflexible, expensive, and overloaded. You end up paying for features employees rarely touch, locked into bundles that don’t match your team’s Read more…
Building a wellness program sounds easy – until no one uses it. Many HR teams start with gym discounts or gym reimbursements, thinking they’ll drive quick wins. But in reality, these perks often go unused, leaving HR with sunken costs and employees without real support. That’s because true wellness isn’t one-size-fits-all. A modern employee wellness Read more…
