Direct Primary Care Helps Address Healthcare Inequality for Children [Accessible and Unlimited Primary Care]
Because of the important role health plays in all aspects of our lives, many feel more needs to be done to address the crisis of healthcare inequality for children. In addition to poor fitness and nutrition, a lack of proper healthcare also contributes to these children’s conditions. Unfortunately, the number of children with health coverage […]
The Small Businesses Healthcare Revolution
A recent study found 79 percent of small business owners worry about the costs of healthcare. Fifty-nine percent also believe that an increase in insurance premiums will make it challenging to continue providing healthcare benefits for employees. Another 47 percent lament that the costs of health insurance limit their abilities to offer raises or bonuses. When it […]
3 Reasons You Should Be Having as Much Fun as Possible
Research suggests the best way to navigate a pandemic, work, family stress, and social unrest is to have as much fun as you possibly can. It may sound counterintuitive or even selfish, but not doing so can be detrimental to your health and mental well-being. Recreational deprivation is linked to criminality, obesity, lack of creativity, anxiety, […]
Tailored Healthcare Solutions Protect Employer Profits [Direct Primary Care Takes Center Stage During Open Enrollment]
A well-structured health plan isn’t accidental. Ideally, benefits brokers work with employers to offer a wide range of choices that fill in coverage gaps and address budget concerns for businesses and their employees. Clients want brokers who confidently recommend tailored healthcare solutions because how employees consume healthcare directly impacts their health plan’s overall expenses. Knowledgeable […]
Nextgen Solutions to Keep Families Healthy
According to KFF, annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 5 percent to an average of $20,576 in 2019. Workers’ wages grew 3.4 percent, and inflation rose 2 percent over the same period. Families were already struggling to keep up with the costs of healthcare before a global pandemic. In addition to cost barriers, some […]
Caregiver Burnout: Tips for Self-Care [How to care for yourself so you can care for others]
Women are beloved for their generous nature, ability to multitask, and selfless care for others. Pouring yourself out to help others can be extremely rewarding, but it can also be taxing emotionally and physically, leading to caregiver burnout. Two out of every three women in the U.S. are caregivers to children, adults, or people with chronic […]
Optimal Cholesterol Levels Help Maintain Optimal Health
Cholesterol gets a lot of bad press, but it’s necessary for a healthy body. Cholesterol isn’t all good, nor is it all bad. It’s a complex matter worth knowing more about. This fat-like, waxy substance is found in every part of your body. The cholesterol levels in your blood come from two sources: the foods […]
Celebrating Women’s Contributions to Healthcare
In 2015, The Lancet published a report that found women contributed around $3 trillion to global healthcare, but nearly half of it (2.35% of global GDP) was unpaid and unrecognized. The report, which highlights women as both providers and as recipients of healthcare, outlines that women’s changing needs in both respects are not being met globally. The […]
Healthcare for the Service Sector
Although the service sector keeps our economy going and makes our lives easier, service workers are often the lowest earners in our economy. For example in the United States, the average teacher’s salary is mid-thirty thousand to $40,000; the average automotive mechanic’s salary is $39,857; and according to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average farmworker earns […]
Prepare for a New Normal
The world-at-large, business, healthcare, and everyday life will not look the same way it did pre-COVID. Some predict we will only begin to recover from the pandemic’s economic fallout by the end of next year. To contain fear during this crisis, timely and honest communication from credible sources is vital. Still, governments and media have […]