How to Live Longer? Drink More Coffee By Tom Emerick A study by the NIH found that men who were heavy coffee drinkers were 10% less likely to die during the study; women, 15%.
Stigma's Huge Role in Mental Health Care By Daniel Miller The stigma of mental health issues keeps millions from seeking treatment, hurting themselves, their families and their employers.
Tips on Evaluating a Wellness Program By Tom Emerick Many companies evaluate wellness programs using employee surveys, but they are notoriously unreliable. There is a better way.
Progress on Opioids -- but Now Heroin? By Mark Pew Even as workers' comp makes progress on opioid abuse, two studies warn that users of the painkillers are becoming addicted to heroin.
Want to Live Longer? It's Not That Hard By Tom Emerick Or is it? Research is finding that people who are more optimistic live longer -- and your doctor can't help you with that.
14 Things to Know About ACA Software By Mark Combs Was the ACA software designed primarily for benefits administration? (That will cost you.) Are forms stored for later use? (They'd better be.)
Better Outcomes for Chronic Pain By Peter Rousmaniere "Conservative care" needs to supplant opioids in the treatment of chronic pain -- premiums would plunge and workers would benefit.
Urgency of Rising Medicare Fraud By Tom Emerick If there are doctors and nurses committing hundreds of millions of dollars of Medicare fraud, then they are targeting self-insureds, too.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.