In Brief: DOMA; Health Care Costs; Rx Strategies

In Brief: DOMA; Health Care Costs; Rx Strategies

OSHA launches heat safety phone app

App calculates the heat index for work sites and displays a risk level to outdoor workers.

Are Chubby Workers Eating You Out of Profits?

OSHA recordkeeping and reporting requirements appear straightforward, but the devil is in the details. Pound for pound, obese workers cost you plenty. Here are some facts that should disturb you.

What Happens If You Fail to Keep Required OSHA Records?

Failure to keep complete and accurate OSHA injury and illness records as required by 29 CFR 1904 can lead to citations and penalties.

Urgent care visits to soar due to PPACA

Urgent care visits will likely see a considerable boost due to the Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

New Guidelines On Obesity Treatment Herald Changes In Coverage

Eat less, exercise more. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. If weight loss were easy, obesity rates among adults in the United States probably wouldn’t have reached the current 36 percent.

House plans five-hour debate on healthcare repeal, WH warns veto

The House will hold five hours of debate today and Wednesday on legislation that would completely repeal the 2010 healthcare law

IFEBP survey: More than 75% of sectors will provide health coverage in 2014

49% of the organizations are shifting their attention to wellness

Businesses won’t wait for elections before implementing health law

Now that the court has upheld the health law, only 16% of the employers in Mercer’s survey said they plan to wait for November and the prospect of legislative repeal.