CoHealth Checkup

Our health is determined by where we live, work, play, and pray. These are our social determinants of health. They have a direct impact on our ability to afford safe housing and pay for healthy food, cover health care services, and access educa

GoodRx Saves Consumers -- and Employers -- $ on Pharmacy Expenses

Jun 2nd, 2015 35m 28s

When GoodRx first came up on CoHealth's radar in 2012, the company's co-founder, Doug Hirsch, described the mission this way: "We want to mimic companies like Orbitz and create prescription-drug-price transparency so consumers are informed and

Ready for Retirement? Employees and Employers Think Not

Apr 30th, 2015 34m 21s

The numbers are grim. No matter what report you look at, the picture of retirement for U.S. workers is not pretty. Let's put it this way: There's no beach and umbrella drink. Instead, there are plans to recover from the Great Recession, plans t

Is There Value to Health Risk Assessments?

Feb 27th, 2015 33m 25s

Health risk assessments form the backbone of many wellness programs. Their aim? Provide employers with meaningful data for designing and evaluating wellness programs and provide employees with meaningful data for assessing and tackling individu

The Impact of Better Compensation and Benefits Packages on the Workplace

Jan 30th, 2015 33m 37s

It seems as though all the talk in the human resources and employee benefits world today is about how employers are trying to "get out of the benefits business." The combination of the 2008 recession coupled with the passage of the Affordable C

The 1st-Ever Open-Mic CoHealth Radio Show: Caregiving is the Topic

Jan 7th, 2015 45m

CoHealth Checkup cohosts, fran melmed (lower-case letters intended) and Carol Harnett, finally get to do what they've always wanted to do: Host a Car-Talk-like radio show on anything and everything related to employer-provided health, wellness

How to Bring Healthy, Delicious Food into the Workplace

Dec 3rd, 2014 46m

December is an interesting time to talk about healthy food choices. Once Americans are in the throes of the holiday season, we also tend to throw ourselves into the food and drink associated with the festivities. The outcome from all these cele

Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Rise of Online Second Opinions

Nov 5th, 2014 37m

Second-opinion services are designed to instill confidence in employees and employers. Confidence in the accuracy of the diagnosis. Confidence in the planned treatment. While second opinions are by no means new, delivering them virtually is.

Keeping Up with the Growth of Voluntary Employee Benefits

Sep 25th, 2014 37m

Over the last 20 years, the availability of voluntary benefits has grown from an anomaly to a strategy for the majority of employers. According Eastbridge Consulting Group, Inc., 54 percent of all employers provided at least one voluntary benef

Cornell's Brian Wansink on Mindless Eating and Food Smarts

Sep 3rd, 2014 31m

Think of exercise as a fun or well-deserved break and you'll eat less afterward. Remove the tray from your cafeteria and you'll also remove the salad from your employees' lunch. Which foods you put first in your buffet line dictate what foods a

Health at Every Size: Is There Room in Today's Wellness Approach?

Apr 28th, 2014 32m

The numbers are staggering. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 35% of adults aged 20 and over were overweight in 2008, and 11% were obese. More than 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2011. And overweigh

Mindfulness Comes to Work: From Science to Practical Application

Mar 5th, 2014 38m

Mindfulness, mindfulness meditation and mindful living appear to be part of a growing trend for 2014 and beyond. Celebrities and CEOs alike are publicly sharing their reliance on mindfulness meditation as a way to cope with their lives. Mindful

RAND's Soeren Mattke Discusses: "Do Wellness Programs Produce a ROI? "

Jan 29th, 2014 31m

The wellness industry is abuzz again with the debate on whether employer-based wellness programs produce a return on investment. The RAND report released in mid-January 2014 analyzed 7 years of data from Pepsico's wellness and disease managemen

Buffers and Magnifiers: Attitudes and Events Trigger Health Vulnerabiltity

Dec 11th, 2013 34m

Financial stress, caregiving, job woes. These life obstacles are unavoidable, but how we cope with and address them, and who we have available to help, can make a monumental difference in our outlook and health. On this show we're joined by Ale

What's Prevention Got to Do with Employee Wellness?

Dec 3rd, 2013 38m

David L. Katz, MD, MPH is an internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight control, and the prevention of chronic disease. He's an author, advisor, patent holder, researcher, editor-in-chief, medical educator, and much more. Dr. Katz

Physicians Evaluate Employees Online, at Home and at Work

Nov 6th, 2013 40m

If employers want to maintain or reduce healthcare spending, one of the best places to start is with employees’ use of hospitals. The long-time mantra in addressing health care costs is to keep employees out of emergency rooms, avoid unnecessar

Communicating Health

Oct 2nd, 2013 33m

Our guest on today's show knows how to communicate health. Derek Flanzraich, CEO and founder of Greatist.com, has millions of readers flocking to the site for guidance on eating, fitness, sleep, and more. Listen in as Derek shares how Greatist.

Tackling the Challenge of Stress and Depression at Work

Sep 4th, 2013 44m

According to Charlotte Rampell's NYT's article, the number of Americans who receive Social Security Disability Insurance for mental disorders doubled during the past 15 years. Employees with serious mental illness earn about $16,000 less than t

Carrot Vs Stick: The Penn State Wellness Controversy

Aug 14th, 2013 39m

Employers are rapidly moving away from incentives and toward penalties as they grapple with creating and supporting healthier behaviors. Employees incur these when an action isn't taken, and at an increasing number of companies, the penalties a

Employee Wellness: There's An App For That

Aug 7th, 2013 35m

The Technology & Employee Wellness Survey conducted by ShapeUp and context in 2012 made it clear employers were gearing up for health technology adoption. 54% were considering the use of sensors and devices. 56% were ready for other mobile-base

Tom Emerick and Al Lewis: Cracking Health Costs

Jul 3rd, 2013 44m

CoHealth is excited to have the controversial thought leaders, Al Lewis and Tom Emerick, as our guests for this no-holds-barred discussion on health and employee benefits. Tom, the retired global leader for employee benefits design at Walmart

Is The Time Right for Private Exchanges?

Jun 5th, 2013 39m

One of the side benefits of the Affordable Care Act is opportunities seen by many to alter how employee benefits are offered.This episode of CoHealth Checkup focuses on private benefits exchanges. A number of these exchanges are not limited to

Employee Benefits Leaders Share Insights from HRE Conference

May 1st, 2013 49m

Five employee benefits leaders joined CoHealth Checkup co-hosts, Carol Harnett and Fran Melmed, at the end of the second day of the inaugural Human Resource Executive Health & Benefits Leadership Conference in Las Vegas for a no-holds-barred co

Searching For What Works In Employee Wellness - Paychex

Mar 6th, 2013 41m

Our guest for this episode is Bob Merberg, employee wellness manager at Paychex.Bob Merberg is a contemplative guy. His approach toward Paychex’s health and wellness program combines a balanced review of the current literature, a determination

How Your Community Impacts Your Health

Feb 21st, 2013 28m

Healthways, a company that's been focused on improving people's health and well-being for several decades, took on a new initiative three years ago. It's called The Blue Zones Project. It's purpose is to make "communities that are happier and h