Retirement planning is one evolving area where employees are seeking out solutions that assist them and their family members in building strong financial futures. According to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, over four out of five workers say their employer converting retirement savings into regular income would be helpful. Additionally, …
Throughout the pandemic, the opportunity to engage in traditional healthcare dwindled due to the risk of infection and reallocation of resources. Now, with a large percentage of Americans fully vaccinated and demand for care increasing, the popularity of telemedicine continues to boom. New research shows that virtual care will outlast …
On April 28, 2021, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion package that plans to invest in the lives of American children, families and the future of the nation’s economy. The proposed plan would: Provide direct support to children and families — to ensure that low- and …
On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidelines detailing certain activities that fully vaccinated individuals can safely resume without the need to wear a mask. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or …
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, CVS Health has been increasing testing options and has conducted more than 15 million COVID-19 tests across more than 4,800 CVS Pharmacy testing locations. As access to testing continues to be an essential, proactive factor in improving the lives and health of individuals …
Throughout the pandemic we have seen a rise in those struggling with acute symptoms of mental health disorders. A recent 2020 report from Mental Health America estimated that 47 million Americans now struggle with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — an increase of 4 million …
According to a survey by virtual mental health platform, Ginger, 70% of workers say this period, that is the COVID-19 pandemic, is “the most stressful time in their entire professional career.” On top of that, approximately 88% reported experiencing moderate to extreme stress in 2020. Remote work has accelerated the …
According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines provide highly effective protection against the COVID-19 virus. Specifically, the study found both vaccines to be 90% effective at preventing infections two weeks after an individual’s second vaccine dose; and 80% …
Amazon launched its healthcare service, Amazon Care, to tens of thousands of the company’s Washington state employees and their families, who have been using the platform since September 2019. Due to its success and the tremendous growth in telehealth services over the past year, Amazon announced Amazon Care will soon be …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued long-awaited guidance for Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This is the first set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals since the beginning of the declared public health emergency. The guidance is designed to address growing demand, as more …
Soon after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Merck — one of the largest American based pharmaceutical companies in the world — has committed to assisting in the manufacturing process to speed up production and supply …
After declaring that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine to aid in the fight against the ongoing pandemic. The new authorized vaccine will allow states to increase distribution to …
Education and transparency surrounding the current state of our country and ongoing COVID-19 vaccine distribution is of the utmost importance in combatting the spread of the virus. Thus, it is important to create health equity among all communities across the United States and engage the public regarding the safety and …
In accordance with the recent executive order signed by President Biden regarding strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced that the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for the Health Insurance Marketplace has officially begun. While millions of people throughout the …
The Biden administration has told the Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In a letter to the Supreme Court, Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler clarified that the current U.S. Department of Justice views the ACA as constitutional. “Following the change in administration, the Department of Justice …
