New Fiduciary Validation announced, What GLP-1s and Taylor Swift have in common, 2025 Health Value Awards now open for applications, and more
Validation Institute Announces New Validation to Help Employers Find Fiduciary-Compliant Benefits Firms
Validation Institute has launched the “Fiduciary Validation for Benefits Firms” program to help employers make more informed decisions about their benefits. The program identifies fee-based firms that operate transparently and independently, ensuring they receive unbiased advice and value.
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Tids n’ Bits with Linda Riddell
What do weight loss drugs and Taylor Swift have in common? They both can move the GDP. From buying new clothes to hiring fitness trainers, people who have lost weight using GLP-1 drugs are moving the country’s GDP. Some effects are subtle – Rent the Runway’s clients are choosing smaller sizes. And some are obvious – fewer visits to fast food outlets. The Washington Post reports on this including a study by Cornell University and Numerator; and PricewaterhouseCoopers report on the economics of more exercise.
Science takes at guess at why women live longer than men. This is also true for other mammals, not just humans. The XX chromosomes in females may be part of the key but researchers cannot figure out why. Or it could be that men are more likely to work at dangerous jobs, be homeless, or in prison. The New York Times has a great article on it.
HeyHealthy Insights: Smarter Diabetes & Hormonal Care for a Healthier Workforce
HeyHealthy helps self-insured businesses who want to save money and time on employee healthcare by providing expert, accessible, supportive diabetes and hormonal care to employees so they can be healthy, stay out of the hospital and have renewed energy and productivity and thus incur fewer health-related costs for their employers.
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Spring Health on the ROI of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services
Employer-sponsored benefit programs aim to increase access to behavioral health care, which may help contain health care costs. However, research has either focused solely on clinical outcomes or demonstrated reductions in medical claims without accounting for the costs of behavioral health services, leaving the financial return on investment unknown.
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Announcing a New Validation for February, 2025
By verifying health care vendors’ performance claims, we make it easier for purchasers to make more cost-effective, value-based decisions.
Congratulations to Aware Health on its recently awarded validation for Contractual Integrity:
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Applications for the 2025 Health Value Awards Are Now Open
The 2025 awards have 25 categories and the submission deadline is Friday, March 28.
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Upcoming Webinars
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Revolutionizing Translation with AI: Boost Accuracy and Speed for Medicare Advantage Materials
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