by Al Lewis The short version of the story: you can actually save money by covering 100% all bills for all corona treatments up to 2x Medicare. But only if y...

by Al Lewis In employee health services, almost everyone with internet access is giving out awards for something-or-other. One wellness vendor gave out 25 of...

by Al Lewis It’s human nature to look for a cure or treatment for a serious disease. People tried to ward off the plague with garlic. Those with long memorie...

by Al Lewis We can’t tell you whether to send everyone home or not. But let’s assume you do have to run a workplace (and a home). Beyond the basics of hand-w...

by Al Lewis Coronavirus is clearly a moving target. But there are six constants. 1. Wash your hands frequently and for 20 seconds at a time. And, yes, with s...

by Al Lewis Here’s a wild guess: Humira is your #1 drug in total spending. It’s also the biggest advertiser on TV. Coincidence? We think not. Humira helps ma...

by Al Lewis The vast majority of your employees take nutritional supplements, whose consumption just reached an all-time high. That increase means someone, s...

by Al Lewis You know those 5 classic questions to ask your doctor before a test or procedure? Most people don’t ask them, for one of three reasons. 1. They ...

by Al Lewis What employees don’t know can hurt them. It can even bankrupt them, as the first Top Tip shows. More and more employers are figuring this out, wh...

by Al Lewis Roughly 1.8-million stents are implanted in Americans every year. If this seems like a large number, that’s because it is. To put it in perspecti...

by Al Lewis OK, so maybe those weren’t their exact words, but a Health Affairs article just confirmed what we’ve been saying since Day One: even if there wer...

by Al Lewis This may be “old news” because your wellness vendor may have already alerted your employees (not), but any Zantac they own should be thrown out o...

by Al Lewis Far ahead of diabetes or heart disease, musculoskeletal conditions are the #1 spending category for most employers and employees, for hospitaliza...

by Al Lewis The most influential healthcare book of 2019 is The Price We Pay. How influential? Besides being featured on almost every major media outlet and ...

by Al Lewis Our Six Things columns usually focus on issues that damage employee health due to employee ignorance. Surprise medical bills fit this topic perfe...

We are breaking from our usual "Six things employees should know” format to bring you “Four things you should know.” The AARP Foundation has just filed a law...

by Al Lewis Looks like 2019 is going to be the worst-ever summer for ticks. It's been call a "Tickocalypse," a "global pandemic." That link may overstate the...

Turns out that there is so much misinformation floating around about sun protection that Quizzify can offer an entire month’s quiz on this single topic. For ...

The best and safest way to control your heartburn is through altering your diet and lifestyle, as outlined in the previous installment of Six Things Employee...

To all of us who have experienced it (which is to say, virtually all of us), heartburn -- otherwise known as indigestion or acid reflux — seems to be a part ...