MINNEAPOLIS -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HealthInsight, provider of the only value-based health care administration platform, today announced it is sponsoring a value-based panel discussion at 1:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 3, at this year’s Employer Health and Human Capital Congress in Washington, D.C. The panel, An Inside Look at Value-Based Benefits — Lowering Costs and Improving Heath, will explore the important questions today’s senior human resources and benefits executives have on how value-based health plans are able to reduce costs while improving their employee wellness. more»

Employers are stepping up communication with their employees about wellness and employee assistance programs available to them and are not planning to make significant cuts in their budgets for those programs. more»

"Value-based insurance design" (VBID) is being embraced by a growing number of employers, especially those who self-insure, as they seek the twin goals of optimizing employee health and containing costs. more»

Corporate financial statements may start to include well-being index scores that gauge employees' health and fitness, John Harris, senior vice president and chief wellness office at Healthways, told attendees last week at the 4th Annual Employer Health and Human Capital Congress. more»