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Empire Life offering opioid management solution to plan members

lbailey — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:00:04 +0000

The Empire Life Insurance Co. is adding opioid management solution to its pay-direct drug benefit plans. Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, another public-health issue has worsened during these tumultuous times. Between July and September 2020 there were 1,705 apparent opioid toxicity deaths, according to the Government of Canada. This stat represents the highest quarterly count since […]

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Supporting disabled employees needs a blend of formal benefits, flex policies

mschmit — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:51:35 +0000

As the coronavirus pandemic spread across the world, employee health came into sharp relief. Employers took action to provide creative solutions to ensure staff remained healthy, with the quick implementation of virtual programs to allow plan members easy access to health-care professionals through online channels. That same solutions-based attitude of adaptability is useful when considering […]

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Plan Sponsor Week: Sleep-specific CBT valuable add to benefits plans

mschmit — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:36:39 +0000

Plan members living with insomnia or sleep problems could benefit from sleep-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs accessible through their benefits plans. “One of the key things I’m going to say is benefits plans should offer some sort of online cognitive therapy for sleep,” said Atul Khullar, medical director of the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic, in a session during Benefits […]

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NL case involving employer duty to accommodate medical cannabis sent back to arbitration

mschmit — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 06:00:36 +0000

The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has found a labour arbitrator failed to properly analyze an employer’s efforts to accommodate an employee taking medical cannabis for his chronic pain. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers initially filed a grievance on behalf of one of its members, who was refused employment by Valard Construction for […]

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What are the top chronic diseases in the workplace?

mschmit — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:20:36 +0000

More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian workers reported having at least one chronic disease or condition, according to the 2019 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. The five most common issues were mental illness, hypertension, high cholesterol, arthritis and diabetes. Nearly half (42 per cent) of respondents also reported having chronic pain, describing it as […]

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NFL makes moves to address player mental health, pain management

mschmit — Wed, 22 May 2019 05:55:39 +0000

The National Football League and the NFL Players Association are putting more resources in place for players’ pain management and behavioural health through new union agreements. The two parties will be forming a joint pain management committee, with medical experts appointed by both the league and the union, according to a press release. The committee will […]

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