by Gaurav Sharda | Feb 23, 2021 | Benefit Design, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Uncategorized, Whole Person Health
Role of a Habit Change Provider Looking back, we have seen that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many people: Becoming physically inactive, Overeating and stress eating, Dealing with challenging family dynamics, and Struggling with mental health. As a...
by Gaurav Sharda | Nov 6, 2020 | Chronic Disease, Diabetes, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Prevention, Uncategorized
Slowing the Progression of Chronic Disease in the Workplace Chronic disease has become an epidemic in our country and is now the leading cause of death and disability. Research shows that 80% of healthcare cost are related to chronic conditions, or $3.7 trillion each...
by Gaurav Sharda | Oct 6, 2020 | Benefit Design, Chronic Disease, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Uncategorized, Whole Person Health
Investing in an employee health improvement program brings a two-fold benefit. The most obvious benefit is that it can significantly lower healthcare costs by reducing chronic disease and associated complications among your employee population. A study by the Milken...
by Gaurav Sharda | Aug 12, 2020 | Benefit Design, Chronic Disease, For Business, Healthcare Costs, Metabolic Disease, Uncategorized
Thoughts on Great Benefit Design The evolution of employee benefit plans in the US has been an ebb and flow of many market dynamics, political interests, and social principles. Many may not know that some of the earliest forms of individual health coverage didn’t come...
by Gaurav Sharda | Jul 21, 2020 | Benefit Design, For Business, Habit Change, Healthcare Costs, Metabolic Disease, Uncategorized
The CDC reports that each metabolic risk factor causes US employers more than $2 billion in absenteeism costs each year. But that pales in comparison to healthcare costs related to metabolic syndrome — a condition that can be prevented. A hyper-personalized...